The Miami Dolphins' exciting offseason will be headlined by a huge move they pulled off — the Tyreek Hill trade — and one move they almost pulled off — luring Tom Brady away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and into their front office.

Brady was reportedly almost brought in by the Dolphins to be a partial owner of the team while also bringing in former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton. It would have been a huge move for the Fins but it fell through following the Brian Flores lawsuit. Brady ended up unretiring to join the Buccaneers and return for his 23rd season.

Dolphins general manager Chris Grier predictably did not want to discuss the rumors about Brady almost joining the t

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Grier did show his solidarity with Miami sports by congratulating the Miami Heat, who lead the Atlanta Hawks 2-0 in the first round of the NBA playoffs, and the Florida Panthers, who are leading the NHL's Atlantic Division and have clinched a playoff berth.

It makes sense why the Dolphins GM would want to avoid these questions. Brady is back in the NFL and the plan ultimately didn't go down, so there isn't much for him to say. Miami has the draft coming up and is about to embark on an exciting season.

Buccaneers' general manager Jason Licht said that he and Brady had no discussions involving a role with the Dolphins. Payton also denies the report, insisting that the Saints are the only team he would want to coach.