Tom Brady had a huge decision to make following the 2019 NFL season after
he decided to leave the New England Patriots, the franchise he had created a dynasty that lasted for nearly 20 years and that won six Super Bowls.
A lot of different teams wanted to bring in the greatest quarterback of all time that proved he still had a lot left in the tank. He ultimately landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but revealed on Sunday that he nearly chose the Chicago Bears.
Teams like the Chargers, 49ers, Titans, and Raiders, among others, all seriously considered or tried to sign Brady, who was 42-years old tat the time.
Ultimately, as we all know, he decided to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That decision proved to be the correct one, as they immediately won a Super Bowl and Brady led them to three NFC South titles in three years.
He retired following the 2022 season, and is now in his first year as the analyst on the top FOX NFL broadcast team alongside play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt. On Sunday, he was on the call for the Eagles-Buccaneers game in Tampa, his first time calling a game in his former home stadium since his retirement.
TomBrady shared something that surely surprised many, saying that he seriously considered the Chicago Bears.
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“So I brought, I brought these. I saw them at the house, and I said, you know, I’m bringing these to show KB. And there was a lot of reasons to choose Tampa, and I made about 18 criteria why. And there was things all the way from salary, obviously, to the weather, to the facilities ,to how great the players were. And ultimately, Chicago was a team, and I never told that story before, they were very stealth in their recruitment, I was seriously considering. But in the end, it came down to Tampa, and it was close to my son, Jack. I love Bruce Arians and the role that he played in offense, and ultimately, the great players like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin that I’m still out there watching today,”
Brady said
Chicago fans are hoping 2024 first-overall pick Caleb Williams will turn into the type of player Tom Brady did. But, they can’t like hearing that they were that close to having the GOAT play quarterback for them.