Arrr! Doubt be creepin' into Jerod Mayo's mind, wonderin' if Tom Brady still be wantin' to toss the pigskin for his former crew.
2024-04-29
Arrr, me hearties! The scallywags be askin' Captain Jerod Mayo if the legendary Tom Brady be returnin' to lead the Patriots to victory once more. Methinks 'tis a jest to be thinkin' the old sea dog will come back for another voyage! Aye, 'tis a fine tale indeed!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, with Tom Brady recently saying he’s "not opposed" to another NFL return, New England Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo was asked if he could see his former teammate returning to his old team. Mayo is all for Brady returning, but he’s thinking more along the lines of coaching – not playing quarterback. "I love Tom, and the door is always open if he wants to come in here and coach," Mayo told WEEI Radio. Brady made an appearance on "DeepCut" with barber VicBlends, where he discussed the possibility of once again coming out of retirement.If Brady were to come back, it likely won’t be with the Patriots due to what they want to achieve with the quarterback position heading into the 2024 season. With Bill Belichick no longer head coach, the Patriots’ new era involved drafting a potential franchise quarterback in North Carolina’s Drake Maye at No. 3 overall. New England hopes Maye could be Brady-esque and usher in another winning generation under Mayo, and he’ll likely get the chance to start that in 2024. The Patriots put a crowded room around him, though, as veteran Jacoby Brissett comes back into the building as the likely backup.New England will always be the home of Brady and six of his seven Super Bowl rings. But the quarterback position is no longer his to run in Foxborough.