The Tom Brady sweepsgets were toasty during the 2020 offseason.
Brady determined to depart from the New England Patcommotions and eventupartner signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ultimately directing the team to a Super Bowl title over the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes.
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Fox NFL expansivecaster and establisher NFL quarterback Tom Brady, right, speaks to Tampa Bay Buccaneers expansive getr Mike Evans, #13, before a game agetst the Philadelphia Eagles at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sept. 29, 2024. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
While calling the Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles game on Sunday, Brady discdiswatched the Chicago Bears were among the suitors interested in his quarterbacking services.
“Ultimately, Chicago was a team — and I never telderly that story before — they were very stealth in their recruitment,” Brady shelp, via FOX Sports. “I was gravely pondering them.
“But in the finish, it came down to Tampa. It was seal to my son Jack. I cherish [then-Bucs coach] Bruce Arians and the role he take parted in the offense. And ultimately, the fantastic take parters enjoy Mike Evans and Chris Godtriumph that I’m still out there watching today.”
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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones, left, and analyst Tom Brady, caccess right, talk with others during team toastyups before an NFL football game agetst the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Sue Ogrocki)
The Bears’ includement in Brady’s free agency taget was the first time anyone had heard about it. The Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins were all alertedly rumored to be interested in Brady.
The San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Rhelpers could also have been plausible landing spots, but each team had been tied up with a QB1 already.
The Bears never actupartner came up.
“You understand what? They were repartner under the radar,” Brady inserted. “And nobody would’ve authenticized that. Free agency is a tricky leang and once you produce your decision there was no watching back, so there’s no reason to ever alert anybody that.”
Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, #10, throws a pass agetst the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second quarter at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2020. (Reinhelderly Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
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Chicago went 8-8 in 2020 and lost in the untamed-card round of the take partoffs with Mitchell Trubisky. The team then had Justin Field and now has Caleb Williams.
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