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Culture April 1, 2019

Did Tom Brady just announce he’s retiring?

WATCH: Tom Brady says it makes him 'cringe' when people call him the 'G.O.A.T'

Tom Brady is retiring … April fools!

The New England Patriots quarterback gave fans everywhere a scare Monday when he posted his first tweet and announced, “I’m retiring.”

I'm retiring. In my spare time, I'll be tweeting #LFG

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 1, 2019

Brady’s tweet received thousands of comments including one from Julian Edelman and the team itself.

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— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) April 1, 2019
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— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 1, 2019

While a lot of fans were skeptical, Brady left us hanging for around 45 minutes before tweeting, “Was this a bad joke?”

Yes, yes it was.

Was this a bad joke?

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 1, 2019
(MORE: Miley Cyrus brings back Hannah Montana character for Twitter fans.)

That’s one way to join Twitter!

Check out some of our favorite responses below.

Now that's how the 🐐 joins Twitter

— Twitter (@Twitter) April 1, 2019

Welcome to Twitter! Here's what you need to know:

1) There is no edit button...

— Buffalo Wild Wings (@BWWings) April 1, 2019

Everyone else can stop trying to make April's Fools jokes now. Tom wins.

— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) April 1, 2019