There is a growing belief that Tom Brady will ultimately leave the New England Patriots in free agency this offseason. But some people are still not entirely convinced that Brady will depart.

Take Fox Sports analyst and former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, who thinks the tide will change once Brady sits down with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick:

“I think there’s a 75 percent chance that Tom Brady returns back to New England, but here’s the reason why: he hasn’t had the conversation with Bill Belichick,” Westbrook said Friday on FS1’s First Things First. … “I think at some point Tom Brady is going to have a conversation with Bill Belichick and Bill Belichick’s gonna say, ‘Listen, Tom, I can pay you $30 (million), I can pay you $29 (million),’ whatever that number is and Tom is going to have to say no to the man he’s been with for the last 19 years.”

It has actually been the last 20 years, as Brady was originally drafted by New England back in 2000.

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But yes; Westbrook raises a very good point. Brady has not even spoken to Belichick yet, so we probably shouldn't jump to conclusions and say he is definitely bolting Foxborough until he does that.

The Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are among clubs that have been mentioned as potential alternative destinations for Brady, but outside of maybe the Titans, none of those teams can offer Brady what the Patriots can in terms of contending for a Super Bowl next season.

Brady has won six championships in New England, more than any other player in NFL history. It's hard to see him walking away so easily.