At one point the Raider were the favorites to sign new Buccaneer Tom Brady but didn’t even make an offer.
Because they didn’t make an offer, many questioned if they were really interested. According to Vic Tafur of The Athletic, just because they didn’t offer him doesn’t mean they weren’t interested.
“The Raiders were indeed sniffing around Brady as late as this week,” Tafur writes. “And while it is true they never made him an offer, some ballpark numbers were made known to him at some point. The Raiders weren’t going to go as high as the guaranteed $25 million per year for two years that the Bucs gave the 42-year-old quarterback — the game film the last two years just didn’t warrant that in the Raiders’ minds.”
Brady made his contract demands known when he became a free agent so its not a surprise that the Raiders didn’t want to pay him as much as the Bucs after watching the game film from the last couple of years.
It’s also a blessing in disguise for Brady because the Bucs are a better fit for him.
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