New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins March 18. At the very least, the six-time Super Bowl champion will test the market before making a deal with the Patriots. If not, Brady could be on the move.
Kyle Madson, the managing editor for the Niners Wire, ranked all 32 NFL teams’ chances of signing Brady in a recent piece for the Touchdown Wire.
The only way to expose their offensive line more would be to put a 43-year-old pocket passer behind them. As long as nobody lets Bill O’Brien know Brady is a free agent, Deshaun Watson and the Texans should be fine.
Ultimately, Madson gave the Texans a zero percent chance of signing Brady, which once again speaks to how fortunate Houston is to have Watson. With a franchise quarterback such as the two-time Pro Bowler under center, it helps the personnel and scouting departments allocate more time and resources to addressing other positions rather than looking for the next upgrade at quarterback.
If the Texans didn’t have Watson and were back on the quarterback carousel they were from 2014-16, then there would probably be a good chance O’Brien, Brady’s former offensive coordinator, tries to talk yet another Patriot into relocating to Houston.