Joe Montana wondered aloud how the New England Patriots could let Tom Brady run away to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Based on the conversation he had with Brady in February, perhaps he should have seen the QB release happen.
During an interview on Wednesday on ESPN 97.5 Houston’s “Jake Asman Show”, Montana revealed that he spoke with Brady at Super Bowl LIV and felt the 20-year veteran didn’t like his situation.
“I spoke to Tom while we were back at the Super Bowl,” Montana said. “I don’t think he was happy with the way things were progressing there and his ability to have a say, and I think it was a big decision for him to take it from there.”
Joe Montana told me on the @JakeAsmanShow that he was “shocked” to see Tom Brady leave the Patriots.
Montana also revealed that during a Super Bowl conversation with Brady, he thought Tom wasn’t happy with New England / Belichick for not letting him “in”. pic.twitter.com/w9x9zHP0cK
– Jake Asman (akeJakeAsman) Aug 12, 2020
Our Tom E. Curran and others have reported that Brady was not thrilled to have less of a say in the Patriots’ attacking game plan last season, especially after New England gathered just 13 points in a Wild Card Round loss to the Tennessee Titans.
NFL 100" pregame ceremony at Super Bowl LIV -- certainly lends credence to those reports and suggests Brady was ready to move on from the Patriots after 20 seasons." data-reactid="27">Montana’s recollection of his conversation with Brady – the two QBs were part of an “NFL 100” pre-game ceremony at Super Bowl LIV – certainly gives credit to these reports and suggests that Brady was ready to leave the Patriots. after 20 seasons.
Looks like the 43-year-old quarterback picked the right destination as well: Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich apparently joked that all he had to do with Brady under center was ‘s’ discard “.
