Tom Takes Tampa
Earlier this week former Patriots Quarterback and NFL Legend Tom Brady announced that he would be leaving New England and signing with another team. Brady had been the QB for the Pats since the 2001 season. This news was heart-breaking for New England Patriots fans and had the whole NFL world asking where Tom would end up. In the beginning, rumor had it that Tom was taking his talents to Tennessee to play with Derrick Henry and the Titans. Soon enough those were shut down the Titans signing their current QB, Ryan Tannehill, to a 4-year extension worth $118 million. After this, the race for Brady was essentially down to two teams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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After a day or so of speculation, the news broke that Brady was likely to sign with Tampa. It is hard to believe but Tom was out of New England and ready to start the next chapter of his NFL career. Part of the reason Tom left was the lack of star power and targets on their offense in New England. Now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Brady will have two star receivers to throw to in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Both had excellent seasons in 2019 with over 1,000 yards receiving each. Despite their efforts, the Bucs went 7-9 and missed the playoffs. This continued their 12-year drought. Tom hopes to turn things around in Tampa and make them a contending team again. He hopes to add more weapons to the offense in addition to Evans and Godwin. Possibly influencing the Bucs to sign Antonio Brown, a former teammate of Brady, as well as newly released, former Rams running back, Todd Gurley II. I firmly believe Brady will bring the Bucs to a 6th or 7th seed wild card in 2020, but if Tampa does add Gurley, Brown or another star on offense or defense to Brady's experience they definitely have the potential to make a big splash this upcoming season.
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