Tom Brady is officially Tampa bound after signing his two-year deal with the Buccaneers last week.
The six-time Super Bowl champion will be playing for a new team for the first time after 20 years with the New England Patriots, meaning he’ll also be working with a head coach not named Bill Belichick for the first time in two decades.
Bruce Arians will certainly be a refreshing personality for Brady to be around, but Brady will also be working with a new offensive coordinator in Byron Leftwich. And, Brady may take joy in the fact that he holds bragging rights over his new OC as he holds a 2-0 record against Leftwich when the Bucs coordinator was quarterback of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Brady’s Patriots beat Leftwich’s Jags in 2003 during the regular season and again in the Wild Card round following the 2005 season. The Pats outscored the Jaguars 55-16 in those games, with Brady throwing for five touchdowns and zero interceptions. By comparison, Leftwich had a combined one touchdown and three picks in the losses.
Guess Leftwich owes Brady a lunch.
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