By Mitchell Forde As Tom Brady’s legendary career continues through his 23rd NFL season, Brady revealed an interesting tidbit. He almost stopped playing football nearly two decades ago. In a promotional video for his TB12 Foundation and TB12 Sports training program, Brady claimed that he almost retired from football at age 27 due to elbow pain. “When I was 27, I almost retired from the game of football because of elbow pain,” Brady said. Later, he said “now, I’m 45 years old, and I’m still here.” Brady turned 27 shortly before the 2004 NFL season, which saw him and the New England Patriots win…