Communication between the New England Patriots and Tom Brady has been there this offseason.
Oftentimes players will head into free agency with very little or no communication with their former team. Brady has been a part of the organization for two decades, building bonds with Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft that will go on long past football.
Brady briefly spoke about his offseason communication while joining Jim Gray on Westwood One Radio ahead of the Super Bowl.
“Yeah, I have. Yep,” Brady said. “I am not going to elaborate much more than that, but yes, I have. I think that is a pretty normal thing for me. Again, these are people who have been a part of my life for a very long time.”
Similar to his play on the field, Brady dissected his interview and responded strategically.
“Yeah, what a great two decades it has been,” Brady continued. “I think they know how I feel about them and I know how they feel about me. We’ve always had a great relationship and we always will. There’s not much to say other than that. There’s a lot again — everyone needs to take some time to evaluate where they are at and evaluate the decisions they need to make moving forward. The Patriots will do that, every team will do that, the players who have the opportunity to be free agents will do that, and then when the time is right, I guess in six weeks from now, everyone will make their decisions.”
Brady’s future is still unknown, but reports came out that New England is willing to pay him upwards of $30 million per year to stay. He reportedly has a strong demand for additional weapons more than anything.
Teams like the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders already have Brady in their scope for free agency.
