Aside from completely rebuilding an offense and culture around a quarterback deep into the winter of his career, a new complication is accompanying the prospect of signing free agent star Tom Brady: An offseason program that is suddenly entirely up in the air.
For teams like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Chargers — who have both placed themselves in the thick of a Brady pursuit — there is a very real challenge that goes beyond the short window that comes with the aging icon. Specifically, if he departs the New England Patriots, how quickly can Brady’s new team begin the heavy lifting that will be required to reshape a franchise around him amid a constantly tightening social environment created by the coronavirus pandemic.