INDIANAPOLIS — It didn’t exactly take thumbscrews to get Bruce Arians to cough up the name of the first quarterback he would pick up the phone and call if he makes it to the start of the free-agent negotiating period March 16.
“Tom Brady," said the Bucs coach Tuesday without hesitating.
Now, by the letter of NFL bylaws, that’s tampering since technically Brady is under contract with the Patriots for another three weeks.
Arians can talk all he wants about who may be behind Doors 1, 2, 3 and 4 if the team decides to move on from Jameis Winston.