Details Emerge About Patriots 2020 Locker Room Conversations

Tom Brady left the Patriots in 2020 and signed a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, Patriots players kept talking about him in the locker room.

Ben Volin from The Boston Globe appeared on WEEI’s “The Ken and Curtis Show” and talked about Brady’s presence in the Patriots’ locker room in 2020. It was the first Brady-less season for the team and it was awkward.

According to Volin, TB12 was the conversation in New England. Everyone was talking about him.

“Last year was also a Brady hangover year for the Patriots,” Volin said. “You might say, ‘No-duh,’ but we weren’t allowed in the locker room last year. We only got Zoom. So you really only got a fraction of the flavor for what was going on with the team. I have talked to a couple of guys this offseason: All they did behind closed doors amongst each other last year was talk Tom Brady. Tom Brady was the conversation in the Patriots locker room.

“And not in a bad way. Guys weren’t angry at him at all. I think Brady still has a lot of fans and a lot of supporters and friends in the Patriots. Guys were just constantly talking about him and following him and comparing and talking about old stories and why did Brady leave and his relationship with (Josh) McDaniels and his relationship with (Bill) Belichick. All they did last year was talk Tom Brady.”

Brady was a Patriot for two decades. He led the team to six Super Bowl wins. His former teammates admire his great work. Brady won a Super Bowl in his first season with the Bucs and that made everyone talk even more.

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What did Belichick say about Brady? How did he feel about all the talks about the GOAT?

“The guys I talked to said they don’t know,” Volin said. “Which is classic Bill. Bill is a poker player through and through. You never know what he’s thinking. He’s not gonna join in on those conversations. Bill’s not hanging out in the locker room like Sean Payton or some of those other coaches. So Bill, you never got a read on him. But the players who are still very pro-Brady, all they did was talk Brady last year.”

How did Cam Newton feel about this? He was the starting quarterback for the team. Patriots players like him, too. He built a strong relationship with all players.

This leads all the way to Week 4 of the 2021 NFL Draft. Brady and his new team are coming to New England to meet Belichick and his team.