From when Tom Brady arrived at age 22 to when he departed at age 42, Ivan Fears was on the sideline for the New England Patriots.
The former wide receivers coach and longtime running backs coach still will be when the quarterback returns to Gillette Stadium with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at age 44.
“Too bad I can’t be out there,” Fears joked during his video conference with reporters on Tuesday.
The 1991 and 1992 seasons marked Fears’ first stint in Foxborough. His second stint began a season before the Michigan product landed at No.