Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
This time of year, with the SF 49ers‘ season over, it’s fun to speculate on the “what ifs?” of the season that was.
In this case, one of those major questions revolved around what would have happened if the 49ers brass had chosen now-Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady over Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo last offseason.
While nothing was ever truly confirmed, reports were general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan considered bringing in then-free-agent Brady and releasing Garoppolo.