Not every franchise would fully guarantee $50 million over two years to the widely considered greatest quarterback of all time, but for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, handing out a ginormous contract to future Hall of Famer Tom Brady in his first-ever free agency made sense beyond snatching up the six-time Super Bowl champion.

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht explained how the 42-year-old Brady works for the team along with fitting in second-year head coach Bruce Arians' system.

Per Rick Stroud in the Tampa Bay Times, on the Buccaneers and their new QB:

“Well, the tape to us showed that he had plenty of arm,” Licht said. “We felt that he had the ideal arm for Bruce and his system. He can still throw it deep. We felt the mobility was still the same as he’s always had, which he’s never been able to out-run anybody but he’s good in the pocket in terms of eluding pressure with his poise and his instincts.

“We did not see a decline in his arm talent whatsoever and in fact we felt like he could play for over two years for us. Hopefully, that’s the case.”

Brady was criticized during the 2019 NFL season, which proved to be his 20th and last with the New England Patriots, for his diminishing production on the gridiron, but Licht and the Buccaneers appear unfazed by Brady's detractors. Brady also had a dearth of talent in the wide receivers corps last year, too, exacerbated by Pro Bowl wideout Antonio Brown's abrupt coming and going.

This time around, with the Buccaneers, Brady will have the benefit of Arians' offense along with top guns out wide in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

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