It would be a Cinderella story, right?
Tom Brady -- one of the most highly-touted NFL free agents ever -- grew up in the Bay Area and played his high school football about three hours from Levi’s Stadium.
Could the 49ers actually bring the 42-year-old quarterback in to put a bow on his career, playing for his favorite NFL team growing up and in the shadow of his favorite player (Joe Montana)?
Not unless San Francisco’s front office is looking to historically constrict the team’s salary cap.
As NBC Sports NFL analyst Peter King explains in his latest “Football Morning in America” column, the Niners would have to back up the proverbial Brinks truck to sign Brady.