Since the end of last season there was a brief lull of absolutely nothing happening which frankly after the grind of an NFL season is not all too surprising. However, and with the quickness I may add, business as they have been know to say has picked up. Given that at the time I am writing this the NFL Draft is about to begin so in honor of that I give you a few of my favorite moments from the damn offseason!
Tom Brady Retires
When the season ended Tom Brady, the unquestioned GOAT of all quarterbacks announced he would be retiring. The man who seemingly would play forever decided he would go home and become a family man. He left a huge hole at the quarterback spot that Tampa would struggle to fill going forward. I mean how were they ever going to fill that void?
Davante Adams and the Wide Receivers GET PAID
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| Adams and Carr reunited |
Davante Adams finally grew tired of the never ending cycle of drama that comes with Aaron Rodgers as your quarterback. He requested and received a trade to the Raiders and got a five year, 141 million dollar contract as well. So he gets to go to Las Vegas AND get more money? He wasn't the only receiver making moves. Tyreek Hill was allowed to find a trade partner and while he may not be catching passes from the best QB in the NFL he is going to Miami and getting 120 million dollars to do so. Couple that with the recent AJ Brown deal and the impending Deebo Samuel deal and wide receivers are close to surpassing quarterbacks as the money position....not really.
Brian Flores Sues the NFL
In one of the more unexpected moves of the Miami Dolphins fired Brian Flores after he over achieved honestly during his tenure. Instead of fading into the background and re-emerging as a faceless position coach never to be a head coach again, Flores filed suit alleging racist hiring practices because duh there are racist hiring practices. He came equipped with dates of being undermined by ownership and most damning, text messages from Bill Belichick congratulating him for getting the Giants job...which was meant for Brian Daboll...and Flores had yet to interview. He is a righteous and stand up dude so if one is going to seemingly give up his head coaching career for the greater good he would be the one to do it. Now he has Steve Wilks and Ray Horton joining in on his suit there may be hope of some change.
Tom Brady Returns
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| "Get these people away from me..." |
So that retirement? Sike. Just kidding. Tom Brady spent 2 months with his family and said "enough of this! I am gonna go get chased by Aaron Donald and them Bosa Boys!"
Bill Belichick Possibly Keyser Sozes Tom Brady and the Miami Dolphins
My favorite conspiracy theory has to be the Tom Brady retired only to become a part owner and eventual quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. Why? Because it makes the mistaken text sent by Bill Belichick which has caused the Brian Flores situation to flourish much more devious. I would like to think that Ol' Billy got wind of what Miami was trying to pull and intentionally let Flores know, and knowing the type if man Flores is he was not going to let it slide. So Tom misses out on being a part owner and eventual quarterback of the Dolphins, the Dolphins lose out on the coach they wanted in Sean Payton and a division rival is thrown into chaos. All while Bill chuckles in the shadows at his handiwork. This is how it went down in my brain.
This isn't even half of what has gone down this offseason. The draft is currently happening so who knows who will be on the move or what transpires by the time I hit publish.
NFL...you so crazy.
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