The Tom Brady sweepstakes have been sizzling throughout the 2020 offseason.
Brady determined to depart from the New England Patriots and ultimately signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in the end main the staff to a Tremendous Bowl title over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes.
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Fox NFL broadcaster and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady, proper, speaks to Tampa Bay Buccaneers large receiver Mike Evans, #13, earlier than a recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sept. 29, 2024. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Photos)
Whereas calling the Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles recreation on Sunday, Brady revealed the Chicago Bears have been among the many suitors focused on his quarterbacking companies.
“Ultimately, Chicago was a team — and I never told that story before — they were very stealth in their recruitment,” Brady mentioned, by way of FOX Sports activities. “I was seriously considering them.
“However in the long run, it got here all the way down to Tampa. It was near my son Jack. I really like [then-Bucs coach] Bruce Arians and the position he performed within the offense. And in the end, the good gamers like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin that I am nonetheless on the market watching right now.”
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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones, left, and analyst Tom Brady, center right, talk with others during team warmups before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
The Bears’ involvement in Brady’s free agency market was the first time anyone had heard about it. The Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers and Miami Dolphins were all reportedly rumored to be interested in Brady.
The San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders could also have been plausible landing spots, but each team had been tied up with a QB1 already.
The Bears never actually came up.
“You understand what? They have been actually beneath the radar,” Brady added. “And no person would’ve realized that. Free company is a difficult factor and when you make your determination there was no trying again, so there is no motive to ever inform anyone that.”
Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, #10, throws a pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second quarter at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2020. (Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
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Chicago went 8-8 in 2020 and lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs with Mitchell Trubisky. The team then had Justin Field and now has Caleb Williams.
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