{"id":7106,"date":"2024-09-14T01:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T01:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2024-09-14T01:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T01:27:02","slug":"former-nfl-qb-predicts-tom-brady-will-sign-with-dolphins-after-tua-tagovailoa-goes-down-with-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7106","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL QB predicts Tom Brady will sign with Dolphins after Tua Tagovailoa goes down with concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"Article-subline\">Here are three reasons why Brady to the Dolphins would actually make sense<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ArticleAuthor\">\n<div class=\"ArticleAuthor-headshot\">\n<div class=\"HeadshotContainer \">\n<div class=\"Headshot Headshot--medium\">\n<p>With\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2741209\/tua-tagovailoa\/\">Tua Tagovailoa&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tua-tagovailoa-concussion-medical-expert-weighs-in-on-dolphins-qbs-potential-recovery-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immediate future up in the air<\/a><\/span>\u00a0after he suffered a concussion on Thursday, the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/MIA\/miami-dolphins\/\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0could look to\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tua-tagovailoa-injury-five-emergency-qb-options-for-dolphins-including-big-name-trade-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add a quarterback<\/a><\/span>. If that happens, there&#8217;s only one name that makes sense:\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/187741\/tom-brady\/\">Tom Brady<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that&#8217;s what several former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0players think.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/PIT\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\">Steelers<\/a>\u00a0quarterback Devlin &#8220;Duck&#8221; Hodges, who started six games for Pittsburgh in 2019, is convinced Brady is going to take his talents to South Beach and sign with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tom Brady to the Miami Dolphins\u2026 heard it here first<\/p>\n<p>Watch<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devlin Hodges (@DevlinHodges10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevlinHodges10\/status\/1834422470876524905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that Brady&#8217;s former teammate,\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/537434\/darius-butler\/\">Darius Butler<\/a>, seems to be pushing for the quarterback to sign with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Butler posted a picture of Brady in a Dolphins&#8217; jersey after Miami&#8217;s 31-10 loss to the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/BUF\/buffalo-bills\/\">Bills<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yurrr <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomBrady<\/a> Miami is beautiful this time a year! \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoFins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoFins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yniInvZjJP\">pic.twitter.com\/yniInvZjJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DariusJButler\/status\/1834434080382779541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Right now, Brady is busy with his day job<\/p>\n<p>The retired NFL legend currently has a job with Fox that he just started this year. The seven-time\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/superbowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0winner was in the booth for the first time ever during the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/DAL\/dallas-cowboys\/\">Cowboys<\/a>&#8216; 33-17 win over the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/CLE\/cleveland-browns\/\">Browns<\/a>\u00a0in Week 1. Although the idea of Brady giving up his announcing job to make an NFL return at age 47 might seemed far-fetched, it&#8217;s not completely crazy and here are three reasons why.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brady said he&#8217;d be open to a return.\u00a0<\/strong>During\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tom-brady-not-opposed-to-nfl-comeback-even-after-two-retirements-mentions-two-potential-destinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview in April<\/a><\/span>, Brady was asked if he&#8217;d think about coming out of retirement if a team needed him due to an injury to their starting quarterback. &#8220;I&#8217;m not opposed to it,&#8221; Brady said at the time. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;re gonna let me, if I become an owner of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/\">NFL team<\/a>, but I don&#8217;t know if &#8212; I don&#8217;t know, I&#8217;m always gonna be in good shape, (I&#8217;ll) always be able to throw the ball. So to come in for a little bit, like M.J. coming back? I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;d let me, but I wouldn&#8217;t be opposed to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Dolphins already went after Brady once.<\/strong>\u00a0The Dolphins got hammered by the NFL in 2022 after a league investigation found that the team\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tom-brady-escapes-punishment-in-dolphins-scandal-heres-why-the-nfl-wont-penalize-the-qb-for-tampering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had been tampering with Brady<\/a><\/span>. The Dolphins wanted him badly enough that they were willing to skirt NFL rules to get him. Brady was actually asked in April 2023 about coming out of retirement to play for the Dolphins and he didn&#8217;t say no.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While speaking in Miami, Tom Brady was asked if he is going to come out of retirement to play for the Dolphins: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LxTHjcevrm\">pic.twitter.com\/LxTHjcevrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan Kaminsky (@BKaminsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKaminsky\/status\/1649078919499333632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has close ties to Brady and one of those ties is that they both went to Michigan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tom Brady talking with Michigan donor and Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. @KennyAllen91 with the photobomb. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vMVrlkyJO\">pic.twitter.com\/4vMVrlkyJO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad Galli (@BradGalli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradGalli\/status\/777227622975692800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Ross were to call Brady, there&#8217;s a good chance the retired star would at least pick up the phone. And let&#8217;s not forget, Brady lives in the area, so it would be pretty easy for the free agent QB to have a meeting with Ross without anyone knowing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2131163\/tyreek-hill\/\">Tyreek Hill<\/a>\u00a0has always wanted to play with Brady.<\/strong>\u00a0If Brady is going to return, it&#8217;s not going to be with just any team, he&#8217;d need a team that already has some offensive weapons in place and the Dolphins have that. One of those weapons is Tyreek Hill, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/allthesmokeprod\/status\/1830709989092270497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">speedy receiver recently said<\/a>\u00a0he would love to play with Brady at some point, &#8220;Damn, I wish I was on his team,&#8221; Hill said when describing what went through his head when he once played against Brady.<\/p>\n<p>Brady has said he would come out of retirement, the owner has always wanted him, and the Dolphins&#8217; best player has always wanted to play with him. Those are three solid reasons why you&#8217;ll likely hear Brady&#8217;s name connected to the Dolphins over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the argument against Brady is that he&#8217;s 47 years old, he already has a well-paying job, and he&#8217;d have to learn a completely new offense in a short time, which he likely wouldn&#8217;t love since he&#8217;s a perfectionist. Also, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tua-tagovailoa-injury-mike-mcdaniel-backs-skylar-thompson-says-dolphins-will-also-explore-outside-qb-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday that the team is confident<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2239649\/skylar-thompson\/\">Skylar Thompson<\/a>\u00a0to fill-in while Tagovailoa is out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best way to articulate where we&#8217;re at is that the team and the organization are very confident in Skylar,&#8221; McDaniel said. &#8220;There was a reason he was our backup quarterback. That being said, we&#8217;ll bring in someone. We&#8217;re just evaluating the pros and cons for the different situations and getting through all those possibilities to do what&#8217;s the best thing for the team. As it stands today I&#8217;m expecting that Skylar is the next man up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body-ad-3\" class=\"native-story-ad\">\n<div id=\"native_story_flex_inc_2\" class=\"ad-native-story-flex-inc lazyload lazypreload\" data-ad=\"native_story_flex_inc_2\" data-ad-unit=\"['native_story_flex_inc', 2]\" data-google-query-id=\"CJLF9tOjwYgDFdHh_QUdH-AuWA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/8264\/aw-cbssports\/nfl\/media\/stories_4__container__\">Although McDaniel is backing Thompson, he certainly seems to be keeping the door open in case the Dolphins find a better option at quarterback, you know, like Brady. Speaking of options at QB, we came up with a list of five quarterbacks the Dolphins could look into adding, and\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/tua-tagovailoa-injury-five-emergency-qb-options-for-dolphins-including-big-name-trade-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can check out that list here<\/a><\/span>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are three reasons why Brady to the Dolphins would actually make sense With\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa&#8217;s\u00a0immediate future up in the air\u00a0after he suffered a concussion on Thursday, the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0could look to\u00a0add &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7108,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7106\/revisions\/7108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}