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With Tom Brady precocious saying he’s "not opposed" to different NFL return, New England Patriots first-year caput coach Jerod Mayo was asked if he could spot his erstwhile teammate returning to his aged team.
Mayo is each for Brady returning, but he’s reasoning much on nan lines of coaching – not playing quarterback.
"I emotion Tom, and nan doorway is ever unfastened if he wants to travel successful present and coach," Mayo told WEEI Radio. "But arsenic acold arsenic going connected nan field, I don’t know. But if he comes here, erstwhile again, going backmost to the, ‘Hey, nan champion subordinate will play,’ you’ve gotta travel successful present and compete, and he loves competition. I uncertainty he’s gonna beryllium stepping done these doors immoderate clip soon."
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Tom Brady is trying to go a number proprietor of nan Las Vegas Raiders. (Gilbert Flores/Getty Images)
Brady made an quality connected "DeepCut" pinch barber VicBlends, wherever he discussed nan anticipation of erstwhile again coming retired of retirement.
"I’m not opposed to it," he said. "I don’t cognize if they are going to fto maine if I go an proprietor of an NFL team. I’m ever going to beryllium successful bully shape. I’ll ever beryllium capable to propulsion nan ball. So, to travel successful for a small bit, for illustration [Michael Jordan] coming back, I don’t cognize if they would fto me. But I wouldn’t beryllium opposed to it."
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Brady is trying to go a number proprietor of nan Las Vegas Raiders, which has been known for rather immoderate time.
But, if Brady were to travel back, it apt won’t beryllium pinch nan Patriots owed to what they want to execute pinch nan backmost position heading into nan 2024 season.
Tom Brady made an quality connected "DeepCut," wherever he discussed nan anticipation of erstwhile again coming retired of retirement. (Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
With Bill Belichick nary longer caput coach, nan Patriots’ caller era progressive drafting a imaginable franchise backmost successful North Carolina’s Drake Maye astatine No. 3 overall.
New England hopes Maye could beryllium Brady-esque and usher successful different winning procreation nether Mayo, and he’ll apt get nan chance to commencement that successful 2024.
The Patriots put a crowded room astir him, though, arsenic seasoned Jacoby Brissett comes backmost into nan building arsenic nan apt backup. Bailey Zappe, who has spelled Mac Jones arsenic nan starter for nan past mates seasons, remains successful place, while Nathan Rourke and 2024 sixth-round prime Joe Milton are besides connected nan roster.
Linebackers coach Jerod Mayo of nan New England Patriots earlier a crippled against nan Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Oct. 15, 2023, successful Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)
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New England will ever beryllium nan location of Brady and six of his 7 Super Bowl rings. But nan backmost position is nary longer his to tally successful Foxborough.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
