It’s far from a tell-all about his decision to leave New England, but Tom Brady did offer a window into his thinking on Monday afternoon.
In a lengthy Players’ Tribune essay, Brady expresses love for Patriots fans, says he considers himself a quasi-New Englander, and is ready to embrace a new challenge with the Buccaneers. A lot of it is as you’d expect, but there were a few paragraphs that stood out.
Here are five things we noticed:
1. Brady is certainly bringing confidence to Tampa Bay
The quarterback doesn’t sound like a cowboy riding off into the sunset.