It’s safe to assume Terry Bradshaw would’ve preferred Tom Brady to remain a Patriot for the duration of his career. Completely understandable considering Bradshaw played his entire 14 year career under Chuck Knoll as a member of the glorified Pittsburgh Steelers.
Bradshaw shared his displeasure with his recent appearance on The Athletic. Going so far as to say that he would’ve preferred retirement than to have switched teams at the end of his career.
He also implies Brady was the product of the system in New England.
“Why in the world does he want to keep on playing at 43 other than to prove to New England he’s more important than Bill Belichick?” Bradshaw said. “That’s the way I would look at it. Why the hell do you want to go to Tampa? The only thing I can think of is ego gets involved and you decide, ‘I’ll show ’em who’s more important.’
“I would never have done that, and I was shocked he was leaving. Shocked. I’ve never known a great quarterback — a great quarterback — at the end of his career, go to another team and do anything. Now, Brady’s different — nine Super Bowls, six victories. He’s a different cat. But the offense they ran in New England was perfect for him.”
He went on to further his comments, unapologetically appearing on Get Up on ESPN.
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