As questions continue to linger on the future of status of Tom Brady and whether he will return to New England, if he does indeed plan to come back, it won’t happen with him giving the organization a “hometown discount” as he prepares to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2020 NFL playoffs.
Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported on Fox NFL Sunday that Brady won’t sign another team-friendly deal and could seek more lucrative offers on the open market.
The Patriots’ season came to a shocking end in the Wild Card round against the Tennessee Titans, with the legendary QB completing just 20 of his 37 throws for 209 yards with no touchdowns and an interception.
That came a week after the Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins at home for the first time since 2008 and squandered away their first-round bye that put them in this position.
“I love the Patriots. It’s the greatest organization,” Brady told reporters. “Playing for Mr. [Robert] Kraft all these years, and for coach Belichick, there’s nobody who’s had a better career, I would say, than me—just being with them. So I’m very blessed. I don’t know what the future looks like, so I’m not going to predict it.”
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Belichick sidestepped every question presented to him on the future of the franchise as well as any player on the team.
“We’re less than 12 hours from the end of the game,” he said. “I’m sure there are a lot of questions about the future. No one has thought about the future … Whatever’s in the future we’ll deal with it at some later point in time.”
Belichick and Brady have accounted for six Super Bowl championships since 2001, but it all might be coming to an end in 2020.
