• Tom Brady’s final days with Patriots were ‘very emotional’

    Tom Brady’s final days with Patriots were ‘very emotional’

    Near the end of his 30-minute conference call with the media on Tuesday, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said: “I’m a very disciplined quarterback.” That discipline was on display during the call, his first public act as the face of the Tampa Bay franchise. Brady was given opportunities to take some parting shot at the Patriots, …
  • Terry Bradshaw thinks ‘ego’ led Tom Brady away from Patriots

    Terry Bradshaw thinks ‘ego’ led Tom Brady away from Patriots

    As a multiple-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback who only played for one team in his career, Terry Bradshaw can’t understand why Tom Brady didn’t choose to do the same. The former Steeler and Hall of Famer believes it must have been an “ego” issue for Brady, who left the Patriots after 20 years last week and …
  • Patriots fans’ quarterback desperation focused on Deshaun Watson

    Patriots fans’ quarterback desperation focused on Deshaun Watson

    Patriots fans are finding out how the rest of the NFL die-hards live. After two decades of stability with Tom Brady at the most important position in the sports, the Patriots are now trying to figure out who their their next franchise quarterback will be. Spoiler alert: It won’t be Brian Hoyer — the 34-year-old …
  • What pushed Raiders, Colts out of Tom Brady sweepstakes

    What pushed Raiders, Colts out of Tom Brady sweepstakes

    The Buccaneers and Chargers were the finalists for Tom Brady after he split from the Patriots. Where did the other teams that were reportedly interested in the six-time Super Bowl champ finish, though? The Raiders and Colts were involved and had been two teams prominently mentioned in the active rumor mill this offseason. NBC Sports …
  • Ben Roethlisberger doubts we know the whole Tom Brady story: ‘Deeper wounds’

    Ben Roethlisberger doubts we know the whole Tom Brady story: ‘Deeper wounds’

    Ben Roethlisberger is in a unique position to understand Tom Brady’s mindset and didn’t see this coming at all. Roethlisberger, who is entering his 16th year with the Steelers, was shocked when Brady left the Patriots for the Buccaneers last week after two decades in New England. “I thought for sure he would go back. …
  • A 90-minute phone call sealed Tom Brady’s Patriots divorce

    A 90-minute phone call sealed Tom Brady’s Patriots divorce

    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 …
  • Brian Hoyer enters Patriots’ QB battle in Tom Brady fallout

    Brian Hoyer enters Patriots’ QB battle in Tom Brady fallout

    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 …
  • Tom Brady truly had enough of Bill Belichick

    Tom Brady truly had enough of Bill Belichick

    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 …
  • Patriots thank Tom Brady in effusive full-page newspaper ad

    Patriots thank Tom Brady in effusive full-page newspaper ad

    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 has nowhere to turn after Buccaneers goodbye

    Jameis Winston has nowhere to turn after Buccaneers goodbye

    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 …