Joe Namath with the Rams. Johnny Unitas on the Chargers. Franco Harris or Jerry Rice with the Seahawks.
We all remember. Not just for old football players, either. Willie Mays ending his career with the New York Mets is still memorable almost 50 years after it happened. People will recall Michael Jordan in a Washington Wizards jersey decades from now. When a great athlete changes teams late in his career, it’s burned in our minds.
That’s part of what makes Tom Brady’s first foray into free agency so crazy. Few players are as synonymous with a franchise as Brady is with the Patriots.