Tom Brady avoiding a flag grab and hurling a 20+ yard touchdown strike to Stefon Diggs at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic seems to have reignited an interest among fans and players alike to see some quality quarterback play from the legend. Apart from Team USA’s dusting of the competition, the biggest headline of the event was the belief that the former New England Patriot could easily return to the pros if he wanted.
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According to Lavonte David, there’s more truth than speculation to the idea of Brady unretiring. The recently retired Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend made an appearance on NFL on CBS to discuss, among many things, the idea of his former teammate making one last run in the National Football League.
When asked if he believed that Brady would actually be capable of not just playing, but starting in today’s NFL, David bluntly issued a one-word assertion, “Yes.” He was then asked to answer whether or not Brady could immediately be plugged into various teams and situations. Aaron Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers were one of them.
Again, David kept things simple. “Yes. Absolutely.” However, when presented with the idea of Brady joining the Indianapolis Colts, there was a bit more hesitation on his part.
“I’m thinking about the Daniel Jones situation,” David noted. “They really like Daniel Jones, and I feel like Daniel Jones had a strong start to the season before he got hurt. But, if Tom comes in, so long, Daniel Jones.”
Rodgers and Jones can be at ease, though. Just because the former linebacker was willing to snub both of them in favor of the seven-time Super Bowl champion doesn’t mean that there’s any threat of that actually happening.
From his broadcast deal with FOX Sports to his minority ownership role in the Las Vegas Raiders, there is a litany of red tape that is preventing Brady from ever making an official return to the field. Not to mention, the physical reality of age.
However, there’s still something to be said for David’s confession that he would rather face off against any signal caller from today than Brady himself. “I just don’t want to play against Tom,” he admitted after snubbing both of the Atlanta Falcons’ quarterbacks, Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa.
David’s answers seem to suggest that, even though the idea of Brady stepping onto the field of play is essentially impossible nowadays, it’s still a nightmare that haunts many defenders. The fact that he continues to be the boogeyman of the sport well into his retirement is nothing short of a testament to Brady’s greatness.
