FOXBOROUGH Gardner Minshew II Jersey , Mass. (AP) — Yes, Tom Brady still wants to play next season. And beyond.But first up is Sunday’s regular-season finale and then the playoffs for the New England Patriots.The 41-year-old Brady reiterated Friday that he plans to play in 2019, and then quickly tried to return the focus to this weekend’s game against the New York Jets.“This week’s the one that matters and that’s what we got to do — take care of business this week,” he said.Brady has long said he plans to play past this season. But a sore left knee and a poor performance in Sunday’s win over the Buffalo Bills brought back questions about the future.Appearing on Westwood One Radio, Brady said: “I know I’ve talked about it for a long time. I have goals to not only play next year, but beyond that. And I’m going to try to do it as best I possibly can. I’m going to give it everything I have, like I always have. It will certainly be a challenge. I don’t take any of these things for granted, but I hope I can keep playing and I hope I can keep playing at a championship level.”There have been times in the past when Brady rested for Week 17, but the AFC East champions are looking to clinch a first-round bye at home against the Jets. The Patriots (10-5) also have a long-shot chance of grabbing the top AFC seed for the postseason.Playing at home in the playoffs could be a major factor for a team that is 7-0 at Gillette Stadium and 3-5 on the road.“I think if we play well (at home) Christian Wilkins Jersey , the crowd’s into it, but the one positive I see from being here is that we practice in the elements all the time,” Brady said. “Going out and executing in whatever conditions, hopefully we handle them better than our opponents.”Brady is 27-7 against the Jets, winning his last five and eight of the last nine — including a 27-13 victory at the Meadowlands on Nov. 25. This week, he faces a 4-11 team that could be playing its final game under coach Todd Bowles and arrives at Gillette with nothing to lose.“We’ve talked about all those things — we’ve prepared for all those things,” Brady said. “We’ve played this team a lot and they defend us a little differently each time that they play us. They’ve got good players, they’ve got a good scheme, they have a lot of defense Michael Deiter Jersey , they have a lot of calls. They’re well-coached and they kind of pick what they want to do. I’m sure they’ll be aggressive and we’ve got to be able to counter that.”Brady was 20 of 31 for 283 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Nov. 25 game. Rookie Sony Michel rushed for a season-high 133 yards in the victory.Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold missed the first matchup with an injury, but has played well since returning.NOTES: Brady heaped praise on former teammate Ben Watson, who plans to retire after this season. “Ben’s been a great friend for a long time, and (had) an incredible career,” Brady said. “He’ll certainly be missed. He had a great impact on this team and every team he played for because of the person he is. He’s just a great man, great father, great husband, great player Daniel Jones Jersey , great teammate. … We’ll always be in touch. Wish him nothing but the very best.” Johnny Football’s career is plummeting off the cliff as we speak. The disgraced quarterback is on a path that ends with him either behind bars, out of work or dead – there is no other way to dress the scenario up. With revelations emerging that the player refused to entered rehabilitation for his drug and alcohol addiction, the picture for Manziel became bleaker when news broke that he assaulted his girlfriend Colleen Crowley.He exhausted all the patience and goodwill the Cleveland Browns could carry until they pulled the plug. Even for an ailing franchise that desperately needs all the talent on the books they can get, the time for action came and a line had to be drawn in the sand. It is one thing to be the national punch line in the NFL, it’s another to have the brand tarnished and embarrassed by the off-field exploits of your supposed “star player” and quarterback.The media has analyzed and picked apart his fall from grace. The common consensus on Manziel’s immediate future has nothing to do with football, even if he is fortunate enough to avoid a jail cell. 2016 is too soon for the 23-year old to be playing football, particularly at NFL level. Without the urgent need to address his alcohol and behavioral issues, coming back into an environment of pressure will only exacerbate the problem further.It is stating the obvious that any franchise would be best advised to steer well clear of any approach to sign the troubled footballer. Of his brief time in the spotlight he’s managed to anger a whole host of people in the industry with abhorrent conduct that verges on the moronic to the downright scandalous. But this is the NFL we’re talking about – giving second, third and fourth chances to these individuals is part of the business model.If Dexter Lawrence Jersey , by a miracle, Manziel straightened his attitude and actually acted like a professional then his talent would open doors to a return to the game. This would not necessarily mean the NFL directly, although the alternatives are quite limited on an international scale. Other struggling franchises will see the talent to mold into something special; others already have a strong culture and can use a back up.However much he’s hated in the sport, and all for good reason, it is unlikely we’ve seen the last of Manziel on a football field. Here are 15 possible future destinations for the quarterback.