Subscribe
Follow Us
Ever since Tom Brady unretired and rejoined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one of the most persistent rumors that has chased him is his reported botched plan to join the Miami Dolphins. Now, latest claims reveal what the Dolphins would have given the Bucs as compensation had they lured the iconic QB.
The Dolphins were said to have everything lined up to get both former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and Brady as a “package deal.” Apparently, they had already contacted NOLA regarding the possibility of hiring Payton, while there had been conversations on making TB12 a minority owner of the team.
Miami's plan was allegedly to make Brady an owner first and give him a high front office position before acquiring his playing rights from the Buccaneers.
To do so, however, Chris Simms of NBC Sports revealed that the Dolphins were willing to give the Buccaneers a second-round pick for their troubles.
“This is real. This happened,” Simms said in the latest episode of the God Bless Football podcast, via NESN. “There was compensation talked about and already put in place. It was way farther down the line than Sean Payton’s ever going to let you know, or the NFL, because there were so many rules and bylaws broken by the NFL that they’re trying to act like it didn’t really happen.
“I was led to believe that it already had been talked about that (the Dolphins) were going to trade a second-round pick to Tampa Bay to get Brady. (The Bucs) weren’t going to hold him hostage.”
Simms went on to highlight that after making Tom Brady a minority owner, the Dolphins would give him a “little time” before announcing his return to play—which is probably their way to deal with the bad optics of the move.
Sure enough, as everyone knows, the said plan didn't push through after the Dolphins were named in the Brian Flores lawsuit. Brady then decided to go back to the Buccaneers, while Payton stepped down as Saints coach.
It is worth wondering if the Buccaneers would have really given the rights to Brady to the Dolphins for a second-rounder. But then again, maybe fans will know more if Miami decides to push through with the plan in 2023.
