One of Tom Brady’s reasons for joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after about two decades with the New England Patriots was revealed on Wednesday.
Buccaneers quarterback coach Clyde Christensen was asked on CBS Sports Radio’s “The Zach Gelb Show” if Brady ever opened up about why he left Foxborough for the sunny Tampa coast.
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“There was a part of him the first time I met him … He said that one of the things that seemed really fun and challenging to him is what Peyton did in Denver,” said Christensen. “There was something about that challenge that hit [Brady] right. – Hey, I’ll see if I can do it again somewhere else.
“I think the challenge of that was a big thing for him. Twenty-one years is a long time. Sometimes there is time for a change. He mentioned several times that he was impressed by this and that it seemed fun and challenging to him.”
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Brady and Manning are now the only two starting quarterbacks in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with multiple teams. Manning did this with the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos.
Manning left the Colts after undergoing neck fusion surgery during the 2011 season. The Colts selected Andrew Luck in the subsequent draft. Manning would fight in his last season in the NFL, throwing just nine touchdown passes in 10 games – the only time in his career he would end without throwing at least 10 touchdowns.
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Brady left the Patriots after it looked like his relationship with coach Bill Belichick was starting to skid. The Patriots were eliminated from the 2019 playoffs in the first round. He came back from that to win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay earlier this month.