Tom Brady may have pitched his way to the Buccaneers

After spending his entire NFL career with the New England Patriots, superstar quarterback Tom Brady made a shocking decision. He left the only team he’s known for a team that didn’t even make the playoffs this past season. Brady chose to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL free agency.

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It appears he was the one doing the pitching to the team rather than the other way around. Bucs general manager Jason Licht talked about the process of signing Brady and the six-time Super Bowl champion’s role, via ESPN.

“We had a great conversation — Bruce and I — we talked to him for over an hour and a half. And he made it clear in the conversation that he was very, very interested,” Licht said. “It was almost like a recruitment on his part, telling us why it would make sense for him to come to Tampa Bay. The next call we made, we signed him, but it was at that phone call that we realized, that we felt like we had him.”

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It’s an interesting turn of events. Brady went from the greatest player in NFL history to pitching himself to a team that has struggled for years. It appears the superstar was simply ready to move on from the Patriots. Reportedly he liked what the Buccaneers had to offer in terms of salary and players downfield like Evans and Godwin.

It remains to be seen whether either side made the right move at this point, but Brady appears anxious to prove himself with his new team.