Tom Brady names NFL team he nearly signed for but snubbed for heartwarming reason

Tom Brady has revealed that the squad were really a superior contender to motion him backmost successful 2020 - earlier helium yet joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wherever helium finished his career

NFL icon Tom Brady has spilled the beans connected a concealed attack from the Chicago Bears backmost successful 2020, revealing helium turned them down to enactment adjacent to his son.

After ending his epic 20-year stint with the New England Patriots astatine the decision of the 2019 season, the rumour mill was abuzz with speech of wherever the six-time Super Bowl champion would extremity up next. The Los Angeles Chargers and the Miami Dolphins were often named arsenic frontrunners successful the contention for his coveted signature.

Yet, it's present travel to airy that earlier Brady yet chose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Chicago Bears had their sights acceptable connected luring him to Illinois. The precocious retired fable fto gaffe this bombshell during the Bucs' caller crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles successful his caller relation arsenic an analyst.

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While commentating for FOX Sports, the channel's caller NFL pundit reminisced astir his covert discussions with the Bears' recruitment team, admitting: "Ultimately, Chicago was a squad - and I ne'er told that communicative earlier - they were precise stealth successful their recruitment. I was earnestly considering them."

Brady has revealed that his idiosyncratic beingness played a important relation successful his determination not to articulation the Bears, with the prima backmost prioritising being adjacent his son, Jack. He explained: "But successful the end, it came down to Tampa.

"It was adjacent to my lad Jack, I emotion [then-Bucs coach] Bruce Arians and the relation helium played successful the offense, and ultimately, the large players similar [star wide receivers] Mike Evans and Chris Godwin that I'm inactive retired determination watching today."

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The revelation near his workfellow Kevin Burkhardt astounded arsenic Brady admitted they had kept their discussions hush-hush. He disclosed: "You cognize what? They were truly nether the radar. And cipher would've realized that. Free bureau is simply a tricky happening and erstwhile you marque your determination determination was nary looking back, truthful there's nary crushed to ever archer anybody that."

Brady's prime to caput to Tampa Bay alternatively turned retired to beryllium a masterstroke, arsenic helium clinched his seventh Super Bowl rubric successful his debut play with the Buccaneers. Reflecting connected his move, the shot icon remarked: "I conscionable felt similar yet I made a large determination coming to Tampa."

"And what we accomplished arsenic a team, and relationships with [general manager] Jason Licht and his full unit and each the players ... it meant truthful overmuch to me. Three years later, [after] I left, I recognize however important this spot has been successful my shot journey."