Tom Brady knew before the start of 2019 that he would leave Patriots

In 2017, when the Patriots sent Jimmy Garoppolo to the 49ers for a second-round pick, it was speculated that Bill Belichick had attempted to part with Tom Brady. This was interpreted as the wear and tear of a relationship that had so far delivered five NFL championships.

Now that he signed with the Buccaneers Brady, he seems to confirm that things were not going well and his days at Gillette Stadium were numbered. This Wednesday, in an interview with Howard Stern, Brady assured that before the kickoff of the 2019 campaign he already knew that this would be his last season with the Patriots.

"I don't think there was an end, a final decision until it happened, but I would say that I probably knew before the start of the season that this would be my last year [in New England]. I knew our relationship was coming to an end," he explained. Brady.

Likewise, the Michigan product he mentioned is not concerned about the legacy he will leave after retirement and added that this was one of the reasons that led him to change teams in free agency.

"I never cared about the legacy. I don't give a shit about that. When I was in high school I never thought 'I can't wait to find out what my legacy will be like.' That's not me, it's not my personality. Why did I choose a different place? Because it was time. I don't know what else to say. I accomplished everything I could for two decades in an incredible organization, an incredible group of people and that will never change, "said the 42-year-old quarterback.

And the change has not only suited Brady. According to NFL trading partner Fanatics, just one day after the Buccaneers unveiled their new uniform, more pin merchandise sold on April 7 than in the previous 17 days, and the organization became the most garbed. has marketed in American sports.

Bad boy

On the other hand, during the same talk, Brady revealed that during his adolescence in San Mateo, California, he consumed alcoholic beverages and marijuana, practices that he ultimately decided to abandon.

"I definitely wanted to fit in with everyone who had parties and had fun, and I was friends with those guys . But in the end, what kept me from smoking a lot of marijuana, obviously in high school you're trying to drink and go to parties, was that I felt like I was disappointing my dad, "revealed 'TB12.'