NFL legend Tom Brady is set to sign for Tampa Bay Buccaneers after leaving New England Patriots, several media outlets have reported.
Six-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Brady is the most successful quarterback in pro football history.
The 42-year-old also has four Super Bowl MVP trophies and three regular-season MVP awards to add to his record haul of Super Bowl triumphs.
He will be 43 by the time the new NFL season starts, but Brady is still a huge draw, with NFL Network reporting that his deal with the Bucs will be worth around $30million a year.
Brady has been the face of the New England Patriots for two decades, but announced on Tuesday he was leaving the franchise.
The announcement of his departure came a day before Brady became a free agent.
In a statement on Twitter, in which he addressed his team-mates, coaches, club executives and staff, Brady thanked the Patriots for his 20-year career with them.
"To all my teammates, coaches, executives and staff, Coach Belichick, RKK and the Kraft family and the entire organisation," wrote Brady.
"I want to say thank you for the past 20 years of my life and the daily commitment to winning and creating a winning culture built on great values."
By joining a team with an elite receiving corps and a top defense, Brady has a chance to join Peyton Manning as the only quarterback to win Super Bowls with two different teams.
Brady's many records while in New England included most Super Bowl appearances (nine) and most playoff wins (30) as well as most Super Bowl wins.
Brady, a surefire first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer when he becomes eligible, was a lightly regarded prospect coming out of college, the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.
At the start of the 2001 campaign Brady, at the time an obscure backup, took over the starting role in the second game of the season after starter Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury.
With Brady, the Patriots were a perennial contender who in the 2019 season extended their NFL record by winning an 11th consecutive division title.
But for all his achievements in New England, Brady's reign ended with a whimper when the Patriots were knocked out of the playoffs in a surprise loss to the Tennessee Titans in January.
It seems he now has a new home and a chance to write a final chapter in a remarkable career, including possibly another Super Bowl appearance.
And the venue for next year's game?
Tampa.
