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A 90-minute phone conversation last Wednesday was enough to sell Tom Brady on the Buccaneers. General manager Jason Licht and head coach Bruce Arians went in thinking they needed an aggressive pitch to have a prayer of winning the Brady sweepstakes, according to the Tampa Bay Times, but the 42-year-old quarterback came prepared. By the …

Tom Brady has left New England, but one of his good friends is coming back. The Patriots reached an agreement to sign veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer on Sunday, according to the Boston Globe, marking the return of Brady’s former backup. He will join a quarterbacks room that features Jarrett Stidham and Cody Kessler, with Stidham …

More than money, offensive weapons or warm weather, Tom Brady may have just been chasing happiness and appreciation — two things he couldn’t get from Bill Belichick. Brady shocked most of the NFL last week when he announced he was leaving the Patriots and later signed with the Buccaneers. He left a franchise defined by success …

Robert Kraft is really going to miss Tom Brady. Two days after the six-time Super Bowl champion officially joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after 20 years with the New England Patriots, Kraft took out a full-page ad in the Tampa Bay Times to thank Brady as the 42-year-old moves on. “For 20 amazing years, you …

Jameis Winston bid farewell to Tampa Bay via Twitter on Saturday morning, but he isn’t expected to trade places with new Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady this season. The New England Patriots are “unlikely” to pursue Winston as a free agent now that Brady’s deal with the Bucs became official Friday, NFL Network reported, citing “a …

And so it begins. A day after it was reported NFL free agents would begin flocking to Tampa Bay to join Tom Brady and the Buccaneers, the legendary quarterback’s new team reached a one-year, $2.3 million agreement with former Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Joe Haeg, according to NFL Network. “An unexpected high number of players” …

The wait is over for the first player to follow Joe Judge from the New England Patriots to the New York Giants in free agency. Linebackers Kyle Van Noy (Miami Dolphins) and Jamie Collins (Detroit Lions) reunited with other ex-Patriots coaches and safety Devin McCourty opted to stay put, so the answer is Nate Ebner, …

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a great quarterback a new vocabulary. Peyton Manning proved that much. As reality sinks in that Tom Brady is leaving the Patriots for the Buccaneers, the challenge ahead of him is crystalizing: After 20 years in the same offense, with the same head …

The dynasty is unraveling. In the span of three days, the New England Patriots watched as the defense that carried them through the 2019 season dispersed – along with the loss of longtime quarterback Tom Brady. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy was the first to go when the 28-year-old agreed to terms with the Miami Dolphins. …

Tom Brady, because he is the GOAT, albeit a GOAT who will be 43 when NFL games begin again, will create the kind of buzz in Tampa that only Jon Gruden could bring during the Bucs’ Super Bowl 37 season.