Report: Telling Detail Emerges From Tom Brady Final Years With Patriots

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had ups and downs in his final years with the New England Patriots. He led the team to the Super Bowl in 2018, and then lost the wild card game. TB12 decided to leave the Patriots last year and signed a two-year deal with the Bucs. There was too much speculation about Brady’s decision to leave the Pats.

Albert Breer of SI discussed the situation. According to him, the whole thing was related to the signing of wide receiver Brandin Cooks from the New Orleans Saints in 2017. New England signed Cooks in an attempt to build the roster around Jimmy Garoppolo. Brady wasn’t in the picture. That’s what Breer suggesed in his report.

“Speaking of the Patriots’ rebuild, I think Belichick’s actually been forthright in saying things went sideways when Brady found a way to maintain his level of play. And my smoking gun in the whole thing is Brandin Cooks,” Breer wrote. “My understanding is Cooks was initially acquired, in 2017, as a piece for Jimmy Garoppolo, not Brady—with the feeling being that the Patriots would play more of a downfield game once Garoppolo became the quarterback, presumably in 2018.”

Tom Brady won a Super Bowl in his final years as a Patriot

Many thought that Garoppolo would become the next No.1 quarterback for the Patriots. However, things didn’t go the way he planned.

New England sent Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers in the middle of the season. They sent Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams after the seasons. Brady stayed on the Patriots roster for two years and then left the team in free agency in 2020.

Garoppolo and Brady made the Super Bowl with their respective teams.

New England is still trying to find the next quarterback. Belichick will enter the 2021 NFL season with a new quarterback. Or not. The Patriots head coach will try to get the best of his players. He will enter the season with a strong QB option. Truth is, there’s still a big chance for Jimmy Garoppolo to sign with the Patriots.