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Jimmy Garoppolo's future on the mind after Tom Brady extension

coach Bill Belichick was explaining the team's mindset in selecting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in the second round of the NFL draft. It was a pick that dominated media-based discussion in New England, in part because it was the earliest the club had selected a quarterback in Belichick's 16-year tenure (62nd overall).

Then Belichick added this about Tom Brady: "We know what Tom's age and contract situation is. I don't think you want to have one quarterback on your team. I don't think that's responsible to the entire team or the organization."

At the time, Brady was 36 and his contract was set to expire at the end of the 2017 season.