The Miami Dolphins wanted Tom Brady, Brady wanted the Dolphins, and the Brian Flores lawsuit against the team blew up the mutual pursuit. That’s the alleged storyline now in play, finally offering a believable decryption of the why behind Brady’s puzzling six-week retirement this offseason.
Back on our March 31 episode of "You Pod To Win The Game," we offered the timeline of events and what likely spurred Brady to suddenly reverse field from his retirement. Within that timeline, we pointed at the Flores litigation as being the change agent that had been missed.