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While the football world continues to digest quarterback Tom Brady’s ability to jump from the Patriots to the Buccaneers and win a Super Bowl, Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians continues to talk about Brady’s motivation to leave New England .
“I think his competitive spirit is so strong that he wanted to do that,” Arians told Ray Lewis of Showtime, via JoeBucsFan.com, about Brady’s motivation. “He wanted to show people. He never said anything bad about Bill Belichick; I know that everyone tries to say yes. Your history speaks for itself. He’s probably the biggest of all. But I think [Brady] wanted to try a different way. “
Next year, Brady will want to show that 2020 was no accident. On the way, he will return to New England to face the Patriots. It will be interesting, to say the least, to hear how he is received by the New England people – especially if the game happens long enough that Brady and the Bucs are doing well, and Belichick and the Patriots are not.