Here’s Why Max Kellerman Believes Tom Brady Wants To Stay With Patriots

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may stay with the team for another season. There’s also a chance for him to leave New England and sign with another team. ESPN’s Max Kellerman has a Tom Brady theory.

Kellerman compared the GOAT to Derek Jeter and Kobe Bryant in terms of free agency and age.

“Toward the end of their careers, Derek Jeter and Kobe — oh great franchise guys and everything — did everything they could behind the scenes, in front of the scenes, everything to bring pressure to bear on their teams to keep them right where they were — at a very high price point, too,” Kellerman said Monday on “First Take.” “Like that’s what happened. … The (New York) Yankees didn’t make the playoffs Jeter’s last season. Know why? Because they paid Derek Jeter and hit him second in the lineup and played him at shortstop and he wasn’t good enough anymore. And that was part of a three-year deal where he still got paid.”

Max Kellerman compares Tom Brady and Kobe Bryant

“Kobe … same thing. Was really paid as a top-notch player even when he was hurt and it was hard for him to get on the court and everything. And Kobe and Jeter behind the scenes did everything they could to bring pressure to bear. What happened last time when (Bill) Belichick was getting ready to move onto (Jimmy) Garoppolo? Whether or not it was that season, he was clearly grooming him. Tom Brady did an end-around Belichick and went to the owner and they bounced Garoppolo who was in the Super Bowl, by the way, this year.

“… So now the cupboard is bare for the Patriots, and Brady wants a commitment from Belichick, and Belichick won’t give it to him. So what’s he doing? Bringing public pressure to bear on the Patriots, which tells me he actually wants to stay. … He actually wants to stay, but he wants the Patriots to commit.”

Brady is the most storied NFL player at the moment, and every fan waits for him to make a decision. This will be a long offseason, and hopefully, the Patriots will make the best of it.

The team has shown interest in several players, but they have yet to make a move. They can sign a player through trade or they may get a new name at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. The 2020 NFL Draft is also here.

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