Insider reveals wild reason Tom Brady didn’t thank Patriots in retirement message
The offseason twists and turns involving Tom Brady are getting more and more aggravating by the day for New England Patriots fans.
First came his retirement, which was artificially abrupt and had almost nobody convinced it was going to last. Then he unretired weeks later with head coach Bruce Arians being moved to the front office. In between, speculation of a potential defection to the Miami Dolphins was reported, but it didn’t seem like “enough” was there to make it believable.
Then, we got more insight on that … and it really was legitimate with some details you never even would’ve dreamed of. In fact, it was so real that apparently one Patriots insider said the reason Brady notoriously left New England out of his long-winded retirement announcement was because he was planning to play them twice per season as a member of the Dolphins.
Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, take it away!
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Here’s why Tom Brady left the Patriots out of his retirement announcement
He didn’t say goodbye because … he planned on ruining Patriots fans’ lives for the foreseeable future? Really considerate! Did Brady actually think that would’ve been a “fun” scenario for all of those in New England who still supported him?
On what planet did TB12 think leaving in free agency, winning a Super Bowl his first season outside of New England, fake retiring, becoming a part owner of the Dolphins, and then unretiring to be Miami’s quarterback was at all appealing to Patriots fans?
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In the end, Brady’s plan was indirectly derailed by former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores’ lawsuit with the NFL, but apparently this could still be in the cards for the 2023 season, when the quarterback becomes a free agent and no longer has his rights controlled by the Bucs.
At least if that happens, there won’t be any retirement announcement controversy because Brady won’t need to backdoor Tampa in order to find a way out. He can just freely waltz over to Miami and openly go on with his plan to open up his third chapter in the NFL, which could last longer than his 20 years in New England.
