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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 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 …

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 …

NFL free agency is not only about doling out massive contracts. There are trades, salary-cap casualties, bargains and scheme fits to consider. The interesting thing about the first week of free agency in 2020 is the winners are an unusual crop of starved franchises. On the flip side, perennial playoff teams of the past decade …

Tampa Bay is suddenly the hot destination now that Tom Brady is a Buccaneer. One of the secondary benefits of signing the Greatest Of All-Time to a team is the intangible way that player lifts the organization: Ticket and jersey sales will skyrocket and other players will want to become a part of that franchise. …

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 …

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.

After announcing his departure from the Patriots, the future Hall of Fame quarterback is expected to sign with the Buccaneers in the coming days.

New England will always have a place in Gisele Bündchen’s heart.