Former New England Patriots tight end Christian Fauria is feeling extremely pessimistic about Tom Brady’s return to the franchise which has been his employer for the last 20 years.
He believes that when Brady enters free agency, he’ll sign with another team, in part because Fauria doesn’t think the Patriots are willing to pay Brady a respectable salary for the upcoming season.
“I believe the Patriots are 100 percent done,” retired Patriots tight end Christian Fauria said of Brady on WEEI’s Ordway, Merloni & Fauria. “I think the Patriots are okay and ready to move on. Everything that comes out from (NFL Network reporter) Ian Rapoport is just bogus-ness. It’s fake, it’s narrative changing, it’s camouflage, it’s not the truth because there’s going to be ‘it’s not our fault’ fans. They know Brady’s not coming back.”
It’s an interesting theory.
Brady is set to enter free agency on March 18, but can communicate with teams during the legal tampering period on March 16. The Patriots are prepared for Brady to test free agency, according to NFL Network. It’s likely a number of NFL teams will pursue him aggressively.
