Everyone assumes the one player the New England Patriots would never trade is quarterback Tom Brady. After all, he is arguably the greatest gunslinger in the history of the sport. Oddly enough, Tom Brady doesn't exactly agree with people that he's untouchable.

In fact, he can envision a time when the Patriots force him out.

“Well, there is no guarantee in the NFL,” Brady told Jim Gray of Westwood One on Monday night. “I think that’s just what I’ve seen over a long period of time. I certainly hope I play for the Patriots. I hope they want me that long.”

“Some incredible players have moved teams,” Brady said. “I don’t want it to sound that it’s impossible for me go somewhere else. That’s just not the truth.  Any player can go anywhere during a particular year. That’s just how I feel.  I just try to approach it in a very humble way that I try to work really hard.  I try to gain the trust of my teammates, like I always have. I try to earn it day to day and I want to keep playing.  I want to keep playing at a high level. Obviously, I love this team.  I love the organization.  I love everything about Boston.  Hopefully, I can keep doing it at a really high level.”

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That's the serious stuff. How about some lighthearted stuff? Here he is talking about John Lynch apparently asking New England if they'd trade him to the Niners.

“Well, that would have been a much shorter commute for my parents to each game,” Brady said of a possible trade to the 49ers. “They have made such an effort over the years.”