The offseason rumor mill has been churning full steam ahead for several weeks now, and one of the most bizarre rumors has been the purported interest between quarterback Tom Brady and the New York Giants.
Those flames have been stoked quite a bit by radio personalities and analysts out of Boston, but Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated put a little something, something in everyone’s Cheerios on Monday morning, reporting that the Giants will not be a suitor for Brady should he hit the open market.
Brady will have suitors. The Chargers are planning to look into landing Brady. The Raiders are too. The Titans’ situation is a little more complicated—the idea of bringing Ryan Tannehill back in 2020 really does appeal to them, and they need to make a decision on tagging him before March 12—but they’re fully investigating the possibility to reuniting Brady with his buddy Mike Vrabel. Bucs coach Bruce Arians threw his hat in the ring, too.
The Giants and Colts aren’t among those suitors. You can cross them off the list. I was told pretty emphatically that neither will be in the mix if Brady does make it to free agency.
The Giants never once seemed like a realistic destination for Brady even with the hiring of Joe Judge as their next head coach earlier this year.
Although those among the New York beat pool would have you believe there is waning faith in quarterback Daniel Jones, the Giants are clearly hitched tightly to that wagon for the foreseeable future. Beyond that, adding a soon-to-be 43-year-old quarterback to a team clearly in rebuilding mode made sense for literally no one involved.
Don’t expect this Breer report to close the door on the Giants/Brady rumors — it won’t — but at least it adds a touch of realism to the entire charade.
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