Rumor Of Tom Brady Leaving Tampa To Return To New England Won’t Go Away

It’s probably because I have too many friends and family members back in New England, but man… Patriots fans are really not letting go of this rumor that Tom Brady will leave Tampa Bay to return to the Pats next year.

It is true that Tom Brady will become a free agent after this season.  And it’s more than possible he’s not going to retire.  But does a return to the New England Patriots make any sense to you?  The hypothetical started in Boston sports media last week and they’re not letting it go.

One writer argues that the Patriots will have more than enough cap space to pay Tom’s salary.  Plus he says that Brady and Coach Bill Belichick have the proven track record of working well together.  They even keep pointing to a meeting Belichick and Brady had after the Bucs game in Foxboro last year.

But let’s face facts… nobody who moves to Florida ever wants to go back up there.  I know this personally… I love to go back and visit family for a few days.  But once you live the Florida lifestyle, it’s hard to want to pay more to live in frigid weather.  The Patriots have decided Mac Jones is their future.  That hasn’t gone so well yet… but it’s early.

If Tom leaves Tampa, and continues to play, I think the no-brainer is he’ll play one year for his childhood team the San Francisco 49’ers.  But that’s IF he plans to play again next year.  Another thing… after watching Tom for 20 years (yours truly grew up as a Patriots fan in Maine), when Tom sets out on a mission, he doesn’t like to give up.  He’s made it clear he wants another boat parade on the Hillsborough River.  If he does play next year, I still think he’ll be a Buc.  What do you think?  The links to my socials are below.

Life Before Tom Brady

• Andrei Vasilevskiy was 7 years old.

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  Here's fellow Russian Nikolai Khabibulin when the Tampa Bay Lightning had a very different look.

• Music was about to go through a big change.

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  We were introduced to the iPod and iTunes.

• We met Shrek.

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  And Eddie Murphy was a donkey.
• Wikipedia Was Invented

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  But really who needs to use a computer to look stuff up when we have all those encyclopedias? What a complete waste of time.

• Boybands were everywhere.

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  There were the Backstreet Boys, there was 98 Degrees. Pictured here is N SYNC as they rehearsed for the Superbowl halftime show produced by MTV at The Lakeland Center on January 24, 2001.

• Gas prices…

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  A gallon of gas cost you $1.46.
• “Whassuupppp” was the thing. Some never let it go.

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  The Budweiser "Whassup?!" actors Scott Brooks, Paul Williams, Fred Thomas and Puerto Rock ride Busch Gardens Tampa Bay''s Montu.

• Tampa hosted the Super Bowl.

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  Later we found out it was a lot more fun to host the Super Bowl while winning it.

• Dawson’s Creek was a thing.

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  Dawson and Pacey were still fighting over Katie Holmes, who hadn't met Tom Cruise yet.
• We were the Devil Rays…

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  The Tampa Bay DEVIL Rays weren't doing so well in the standings or with attendance. Some things changed.

• Michael Strahan played football?

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  The New York Giant as Media Day at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida the sight of Super Bowl XXXV. The New York Giants played the Baltimore Ravens.

• The Coach Spurrier days…

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  Head coach Steve Spurrier of the Florida Gators confers with quarterback Rex Grossman #8 during the Nokia Sugar Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• The average home price in America…

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  About $136,000 in 2021.

• And of course… we were coming together and looking to rebuild.

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  Tom Brady's debut came just days after the 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington DC.