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While the reasoning behind the Buccaneers' pitch to Tom Brady is obvious, the future Hall of Famer was apparently eager to win over Tampa Bay brass before signing with the team.
Bucs general manager Jason Licht appeared on ESPN's Get Up on Monday and revealed Brady's side of the conversation was "almost like a recruitment" to push Tampa to sign him:
"As soon as Wednesday rolled around and we were able to talk to Tom Brady, we had a great conversation. Bruce and I we talked to him for over an hour-and-a-half, and he made it clear in the conversation that he was very, very interested.