Another big-time football analyst or insider is on the board with thinking that quarterback Tom Brady could be leaving the Bills’ rival, the New England Patriots.
One of the most widely-known names in ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the latest to think Brady’s gone.
Per Patriots Wire, Schefter told the Schein on Sports podcast that he actually doesn’t have an inside scoop on what Brady will do. But he’s been around the business long enough to know the way things are trending.
“Free agency starts in less than two weeks,” Schefter said. “Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are no closer to a contract agreement today than they were at any point during the season or any time recently. So if the greatest quarterback and arguably the greatest player in NFL history is not any closer to a contract agreement with the team he’s played for for 20 years, I think we can all sense what way this is tracking.
“Which doesn’t mean they can’t figure it out at the last moment and somehow find a solution to bring him back to Foxboro and find a way to make it work. But again, I just compare and contrast what is going on with Tom Brady and what as opposed to what’s gone on with, say, Drew Brees, who comes out and says, ‘I am either retiring or playing for the Saints.’ Have we heard that? We have not heard that with Tom Brady. Right? At what point is it going to register with people who believe he’s going back there that there’s a real chance he’s not going back there. What more do we need to see — other than him actually agreeing to a deal with another team, which certainly seems like it’s on track to happen now.”
In the modern era of social media and sports, it’s pretty shocking that it seems as if no one has the answer on what Brady is going to do this close to free agency, even the biggest of nsiders. On March 16, the “tampering period” opens, where players and teams can talk, and then on March 18, they can sign.
The Patriots struggled on offense last year and Brady didn’t look like his former self, even though they still won the AFC East title. Was that because of those around him? Or has the QB dropped off? What we’re sure of: Brady wants to play in 2020. Exactly where he’s going to try and prove he’s still got it is certainly going to be on the minds of teams in the AFC East until the answer is known.
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