- Six-time Super Bowl champion to sign with Bucs, per report
- Brady will be 76 when NFL season is scheduled to begin in fall
Tom Brady is expected to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after ending his – year career with the
The network characterized the signing as a done deal despite there being no signing date or official announcement scheduled. (Brady will be) when the next NFL season begins. He also brings with him six Super Bowl titles, four Super Bowl MVP trophies and three regular-season MVP awards. Simply put, he’s the most successful quarterback in pro football history.
“I don’t know what my football future holds, but it is time for me to open a new stage for my life and my career,” he wrote earlier on Tuesday. “Although my football journey will take place elsewhere, I appreciate everything that we have achieved and am grateful for our incredible TEAM experiences.” (Tampa Bay are believed to have made a pitch to Brady on Monday.)
Earlier on Tuesday, Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd and Dale Arnold of WEEI in Boston reported Tampa Bay as the destination for the free agent quarterback.
“I have somebody telling me this morning – this is very interesting – this is not a football source. It’s an icon source. It is somebody in Tom’s stratosphere that knows Tom, that is a famous person. And he says Tampa, ”Cowherd said on his radio show. “That’s what he’s telling me. I am contacting teams. That is what I’m hearing. I’m hearing Tampa Bay. ” Arnold added on Twitter: “From my source: the @Buccaneers will announce their deal with @TBBrady tomorrow. The deal is done. ”
The Los Angeles Chargers were considered to be the other team in the running for Brady, who ranks second all-time in passing yards (, ) and touchdowns 728) behind Drew Brees. Brady will overnight add a winning touch to a franchise seemingly defined by misery. Although the Buccaneers did win a Super Bowl in January , the team’s all-time record of (wins, losses and one tie is the (lowest winning percentage) (. 423 of any NFL team by a wide margin, well behind the second-worst Arizona Cardinals (. ).
With With Brady in the mix for the Buccaneers, former No 1 pick Jameis Winston is free to move on the open market. Among the teams expected to add a veteran quarterback are the Cincinnati Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Chargers. Tampa Bay’s home ground, Raymond James Stadium, is scheduled to host Super Bowl LV on 7 February
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