When March 18 arrives this offseason, fans could be glued to their favorite NFL football outlets as the 2020 free-agent class is predicted to have the strongest group of quarterbacks in history. Of course, at the top of the list will be Tom Brady, who will have the last two years voided off of his contract come mid-February.
Despite his questionable status 2020, however, many feel he’ll return to the New England Patriots when it’s all over, while a few others feel he could be snagged by another franchise. According to BetOnline, that franchise likely won’t be the Jags as they are listed with 25/1 odds to land Brady in 2020. That’s a figure tied for second-worst with the Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, and Pittsburgh Steelers.
The only team with worst odds than Jacksonville was Washington, with odds of 33/1.
With Nick Foles on their roster and carrying a dead cap hit of about $34 million and Gardner Minshew’s impressive rookie campaign in the books, it makes a lot of sense for the Jags to have such low odds in the Brady sweepstakes. Additionally, the Jags could be enticed to see Minshew with more talent around him after a rookie campaign where he made Pro Football Focus’ All-Rookie team.
If there ever was a time for the Jags to take a swing at Tom Brady, it would’ve been last season as they made Foles the highest-paid free-agent in franchise history. Then again, it’s kind of hard seeing the 42-year old wanting to play for anyone aside from the Pats, let alone a team that was coming off a five-win season at the time.