If you thought Tom Brady would make a large bet on the stewardship of Dean Spanos, if you believed the greatest quarterback of his time was soon to partner with a club many NFL players regard as cheap and cautious — and just OK at football — well, we all get fanciful notions.
Brady to the Bolts is not happening, and never was happening.
Brady, according to multiple reports, will end the first free agency of his 20-year career Wednesday by signing with the Tampa Bay Bucs. The old quarterback, 42, is headed to God’s Waiting Room.