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When Tom Brady announced his retirement in February, many people were shocked to see him snub Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in his letter. It led to many theories about a possible return to Boston or a separate special program or announcement since he spent the majority of his legendary career with the team.
However, according to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, that's not necessarily the case. In relation to his report about Brady initially angling to move to the Miami Dolphins, the reason Brady didn't include the Patriots to his letter was because they were actually still going to meet twice a year.
With that said, Brady's retirement letter was just really for the Buccaneers, via the Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz:
"Holy shit. That is crazy." — Dan after @BenVolin revealed that Tom Brady didn't thank the Patriots in his goodbye letter because he planned to play them twice a year — as a member of the Miami Dolphins. #whatcouldhavebeen
🎙https://t.co/4abF8uB3KF pic.twitter.com/be49HnCwQm
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) April 12, 2022
For those unaware, Ben Volin reported recently that Tom Brady retired to position himself to move to the Miami Dolphins in a “package deal” with Sean Payton. The deal included a high position for Brady in the franchise's front office, paving the way for him to get into the NFL business. Unfortunately, things didn't push through because of the Brian Flores lawsuit.
The other, and more significant, reason was that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross presented Brady with a golden opportunity to get into the business of the NFL. Per the league source, Brady was going to be given a position high in the Miami front office, similar to Derek Jeter’s former position with the Miami Marlins. Florio reported Thursday that the Dolphins were going to introduce Brady as a minority owner the week before the Super Bowl.
If that was truly Brady's plan all along, then it makes sense why the Patriots were not included in his retirement letter. Put simply, he never planned on retiring for long since he was trying to make a bigger career move.
For now, though, Brady is set to return to the Buccaneers and will look to lead the team to the championship after last season's failure. Tampa Bay is entering the 2022 campaign with a new coach after Bruce Arians stepped down from his post and moved to the front office.
