FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady sparked headlines when he stated he wasn’t opposed to creating a late-season NFL return, mentioning the New England Patriots as one choice, however head coach Jerod Mayo stated Monday that he may solely envision Brady’s return in a special job description.
“I really like Tom. The door is at all times open if he needs to return in right here and coach. However so far as happening the sector, I do not know,” Mayo stated in an interview on sports activities radio WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present.”
The Patriots chosen North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye third total within the NFL draft and likewise drafted Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III within the sixth spherical (No. 193). They at present have 5 quarterbacks on the roster, with veteran Jacoby Brissett, 2022 fourth-round decide Bailey Zappe and former Canadian Soccer League standout Nathan Rourke.
Mayo stated the crew’s plan is to let the quarterbacks compete and see who emerges because the Day 1 starter, a degree he repeated when requested about the potential for Brady as a participant.
“If [Brady] is available in right here, going again to the ‘greatest participant will play,’ you must come right here and compete. He loves competitors. However I doubt he will be strolling by these doorways any time quickly,” Mayo stated.
When Brady commented on a doable return, as a part of his look on the “Deep Reduce” podcast, he famous that the NFL may not enable it if he turns into a minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders. In Could 2023, Brady reached an settlement with Raiders proprietor Mark Davis to hitch the group’s possession group, which remains to be pending NFL approval.
Brady, 46, additionally has plans to start work as a sports activities broadcaster at Fox Sports activities this summer season, which he stated he was trying ahead to.
At one level within the podcast, Brady stated: “My profession and all that, that is a factor of the previous in my thoughts. I used to be a gladiator on the market, and now my time has moved on. Now it is, ‘OK, how can I ship for my subsequent group of teammates?'”
