Tom Brady has one more season left on his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Bucs are already thinking about adding a few more years to it.
On ‘The Rich Demands Show’ on Tuesday, Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht has revealed that the organization is considering offering Brady an extension to keep him in Tampa for a few more years.
“It’s a possibility,” Licht said after Eisen asked him if a Brady extension was in the cards. “He certainly did not look like he was slowing down this year. So that’s a possibility. We’ll have to see how it goes.”
Bucs wants to keep rolling with TB12
Licht told Eisen that they already have two of the most important elements in place for Brady to sign an extension: Brady likes the Bucs, and the Bucs like him.
“I talk to Tom regularly. Probably keeping it right now. It seems like he had a really good time winning the Super Bowl this year. Love our organization, love our coaches, love our head coach and ownership. “And we definitely love him. Usually when there are two things for each other, it’s a match made in heaven, so we want to keep it going.”
The presentation of Brady can also be a strategic planning so that the team can surround itself with talent at the highest level. There are a number of Bucs players on their way to free agencies, and Brady’s $ 25 million salary (and $ 28.375 million cap) is significant. An expansion will allow the Buccaneers to spread it out a bit, giving them more financial flexibility to score other players.
Would Brady sign an extension?
Brady, who turns 44 when the 2021 season kicks off, has already said it he would “definitely” consider playing after the age of 45 if he continues to play at his current level. And as Licht said, it did not seem at all like Brady had slowed down this past season.
So it looks like Brady has the desire to continue after 2022 and beyond. But would he sign an extension to stay with the Bucs, possibly until he retires? This is the big unknown. He’s only been through free agency once before, and he may want to test the waters again. And after spending all those years with the New England Patriots, he may be wary of sticking with too much with another team.
But on the other hand, the Buccaneers love him, and they seem committed to building around him and giving him the tools he needs to succeed on the field. He has more input and influence at Tampa than he probably had in New England, so why mess with a good thing?
Who knows what Brady is going to do? His mind is a mystery, so we’ll just have to wait and see how it plays out.
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