Rodney Harrison thinks Tom Brady will play for a new team in 2023

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Not many people know what Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will do in 2023. Former teammate Rodney Harrison, who interviewed Brady before Sunday night’s game in Arizona for NBC’s Football Night in America, has an opinion on the matter.

Rodney said he thinks Brady will play for a team other than the Buccaneers in 2023.

That would be something, if it happens. And it would depend first on Brady wanting to play at all.

He’ll be a free agent in March, able to sign with any team he chooses. And, in recent episodes of his podcast, he has begin to talk like someone who is happy to just play — without the overriding, unrelenting obsession to win at all costs.

Indeed, he said not long ago he’d rather play and lose than not play at all. So maybe he’ll play, win or lose, with a new team next year.

62 responses to “Rodney Harrison thinks Tom Brady will play for a new team in 2023

  1. He wants to go to another team, and he wants the chance to go to the Superbowl with that franchise. Win or lose it won’t matter to him he simply wants to be the only quarterback to ever get there with 3 teams. He’s going to sign with the Jets…Yes you read it here first. Bookmark it, screenshot it, and I’ll see you next season when Brady is wearing green, and salivating at the thought of beating Belichick twice a year. I don’t even like the Jets, but let’s face it they’re going to be in the quarterback market for sure this we know, and they’ll give him whatever he wants, so I see it as the perfect landing spot for him

  2. He should. And the Bucs should be happy with what they got from him. A SB. A wild card win the next year and a close loss to the SB champ in the divisional round. This year? Meh. Now they clean house and do a total re-build. Win/win.

  3. The Jets are finally at a place where we can be hopeful about the future with some real talent at numerous positions. The thought of Brady coming in here to lead this team now makes me want to throw up. Please please please, no. No. Please, no. Unfortunately, that’s the exact kind of move our fool of an owner loves. They even have friends in common….

  4. As a Bucs fan, Tom leaving will probably throw them back into irrelevancy. That being said, he is part of this team’s problems with his forcing decisions on the organization and his play. He will not take a hit. Even Tom knows, if he takes a hit, he might be done forever.

  5. Instead of being with his wife and kids, making life memories, narcissist Tom Brady is embarrassing himself on TV.

    But at least HE is on TV and after all, that’s all that matters.

  6. Just retire the dude is washed. If your team is only one old baby yelling at everyone and treating people like crap away don’t do it.

    Dude is super washed taking time off during camp he is more important than anyone. Don’t do that build a team.

  7. It probably be the Raiders where he’ll reunite with Josh mcdaniels for a couple of years before taking the fox broadcast booth. Retiring in 2005 at 47 years young.

  8. Brady is a Michigan man and will perform the ultimate: get the Lions to the Super Bowl.

  9. Its obvious he wants to go to the 49ers and ride that defense to another super bowl ring.

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    It was offense that won Pats 6 SB, OK?

    When a QB has to score 24 in back to back playoff games, especially with the squad given by BeliCHEAP, it was the OFFENSE that won the SB.

  10. Brady isn’t dumb he knows he’s NOTHING without Belichick, Arians or any other good coach and a loaded team. The Bucs losing season proves it. That’s why he wants to go to a loaded team so his fangirls can pretend he’s good lolol

  11. He’s likely coming to Miami, they have the weapons just need a real QB instead of a gimmick.

  12. Notice first ballot HOF QB Russell Wilson played early enough so he could spend Christmas with his kids.

    Not tom-ME Brady.

    He’s only interested in one person, himself.

  13. I think if Brady comes back in 2023 I think the falcons will be in play They have tons of weapons in Drake London Kyle Pitts, Patterson And Tyler allgier,

  14. The big question is who will want Brady to play for them next season? The #1 option would have been the Niners but if Purdy keeps playing the way he is, the Niners are not making a change. Brady to Green Bay with swapping Rodgers to the Bucs? or Brady back to the Pats? Who knows! Stranger things have happened. The NFL is like the Twilight Zone.

  15. I would never play for an AFCE team, or the Colts. Ever.

    These are teams I could deliver a ring to : Denver, LV, Ten, SF, Min.

  16. The Browns are already sick of Watson and offer Brady 300 million and Payton 100 million. It’s like ef’ them picks on steroids..

  17. Tom – Just go home and be father to your kids. That should be your “career” going forward.

  18. Has anybody watched Brady play this year? He no longer has the arm strength on a consistent basis to be a serious threat at QB. Would be just like the Jets or some other desperate team that needs something to sell their fans.

  19. Brady could be a nice addition in New England if the head coach liked the idea. Brady is not capable of starting 17 games (with a 100+ qb rating),, but with Mac Jones it could work. It would be a long shot, but if Brady was willing to be kind of a backup who would certainly start a few games he could help coach the next generation. It’s something that was common 50 years ago, not so much today. But what a positive way to end a career. Bury the hatchet, be humble, be a teacher. A nice transition into the broadcast booth.

  20. With the blessing of Joe Namath Brady bring it home to NY. The Jets will crush the Bills next season! To think they won’t is offensive !

  21. Brady would love to go to SF but they don’t want him. That being said he needs a team that can win now. The Lions and Jets are both very talented teams that need a QB. Going to Lions would allow him to go back to Michigan and save the Lions. Quite an accomplishment. Going to NY and bringing a championship would arguably be the high point of his career. He likes NY, has a son there, the Jets have a great defense, talent at skill positions but could use some help on the OL.

    Both would be great fits. My guess is the Jets. Joe Douglas is very aggressive and is all in on 2023. Interestingly, Brady and Zach Wilson share the same birthday. My guess is Brady gets only the birthday cake in NY on August 3rd next year.

  22. Brady is washed up and should have retired after winning the Super Bowl a couple years ago. It’s time to hang em up Tom. You’re only embarrassing yourself out there now. You are the GOAT and we’d like to remember you at your best, not like this.

  23. If the Flores lawsuit quietly settles, Brady will join the Dolphins. If not, he will join the Raiders. His best opportunity to join the 49ers was in the past 3 years, that window has closed.

  24. He’s still an above-average QB and his experience and smarts count for something too.

    He’s (before the Arizona game) ranked …:

    7th in Passing Yards
    13th in TDs
    6th in 1st Downs
    2nd in INT%
    1st in Sack Avoidance (Sack%)
    Has 2 4th Quarter Comebacks and 3 Game-Winning Drives

    He’s below-average in some other stats, but that’s not bad.

    The question is which team that needs him would want him. A lot of risk since at around average he ain’t getting any better, without much ceiling.

  25. The fact that Jets fans think Brady would even entertain their team and pretend to be in a position of stature to reject him is laughable. It’s like a loser pretending to have a chance at the attractive girl, but saying “I’m not going to ask her out because I don’t want her anyway.”

  26. I’m of the opinion that moving around too much will tarnish his legacy a tiny bit, and I wish he would retire. That said, he can clearly still play, although Father Time is slowly catching up. Still, you wonder how he would look on a team without as many offensive holes as the Bucs have had this year (shoddy OL has led to some pretty bad pass blocking, run blocking is horrendously poor, running backs haven’t done well, there’s some pretty iffy play calling). This isn’t to lay all the blame on others – Brady himself has been off all year, at times, a notch slow in his reactions.

    I do not buy the idea that he will play just to play. I could see him perhaps go with a challenge team, but a team that looks objectively bad (say the Texans, as competitive as they’ve been this year at times), I think he’ll pass. First off, I wouldn’t rule the Bucs out on bringing him back. They are going into the tank for a year or two if he leaves (Trask isn’t ready, they aren’t drafting high enough for a franchise QB), so if it means coaching changes, I think they’d acquiesce. The return of Jensen, adding another piece (or two, depending on decisions) to the OL and things might look a lot better.

    Outside the Bucs, I think the Dolphins and Jets would clearly get attention, the former having been tied to him for a long time, while the latter is probably done with Zach Wilson and has a squad capable of competing now. I wouldn’t rule out a return to Foxboro (at this juncture, Mac Jones isn’t an impediment), but I have my doubts that he’d do a return trip. I doubt it, but I wouldn’t rule out the Steelers completely. The Titans will probably be connected, but isn’t Tannehill’s dead cap hit really high? I just don’t see it. It’d be sort of funny if McDaniels walked from Carr and brought Brady in, but I just don’t see that happening.

    I think the Bears and Lions should both consider it, but I’m not sure the former has the team to entice him. The Niners will be linked to him, but if they go deep this year with Purdy, are they really going to deviate and pay Brady and have him come in? If they got knocked out early, maybe. Honestly, if there’s two teams that seem to be ideal fits, to me they are the Commanders and Colts. The Colts were banged up, but when healthy, they still look ascending if Brady slid in at QB. Add in the coaching uncertainty, and Brady would be able to leave his imprint. The same thing almost goes for the Commanders – a strong team outside the QB spot. That said, Rivera has 2 years left. They’ve got the makings of a good offensive core, and are sound defensively. They can walk away from Wentz with just the lost picks. If I had to throw a darkhorse in there, I’d say the Giants.

    My guess is Tampa or Miami, but it’ll be interesting how it plays out.

  27. Brady looks like a beaten man. Not to mention the divorce & Giselle’s extracurricular shenanigans. Going to yet another team to try to succeed at close to 50? Good luck w/ that, Tommy.

  28. Brady is washed up FULL STOP, he’s myth is being kept alive by the fake media, but I have news for them, a lot of us fans can see with our own eyes!
    He should retire gracefully, before he embarrasses himself further 😏

  29. William Lee says:
    December 25, 2022 at 8:42 pm
    Its obvious he wants to go to the 49ers and ride that defense to another super bowl ring.

    ++++++++++++++++++

    It was offense that won Pats 6 SB, OK?

    When a QB has to score 24 in back to back playoff games, especially with the squad given by BeliCHEAP, it was the OFFENSE that won the SB.
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    Specifically, Which two games are you referring to?

  30. Zinn says:
    December 25, 2022 at 10:51 pm
    Brady would love to go to SF but they don’t want him. That being said he needs a team that can win now. The Lions and Jets are both very talented teams that need a QB. Going to Lions would allow him to go back to Michigan and save the Lions. Quite an accomplishment. Going to NY and bringing a championship would arguably be the high point of his career. He likes NY, has a son there, the Jets have a great defense, talent at skill positions but could use some help on the OL.

    Both would be great fits. My guess is the Jets. Joe Douglas is very aggressive and is all in on 2023. Interestingly, Brady and Zach Wilson share the same birthday. My guess is Brady gets only the birthday cake in NY on August 3rd next year.
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    1) if he can’t throw a deep ball any longer, why would a team want him to start.
    2) I haven’t seen every Detroit game, but hasn’t Goff been a bright spot?

  31. It’s a fact says:
    December 25, 2022 at 9:09 pm
    The big question is who will want Brady to play for them next season? The #1 option would have been the Niners but if Purdy keeps playing the way he is, the Niners are not making a change. Brady to Green Bay with swapping Rodgers to the Bucs? or Brady back to the Pats? Who knows! Stranger things have happened. The NFL is like the Twilight Zone.
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    Somehow you think the Packers would be able to afford the cap hit of trading Rodgers and then paying Brady a similar salary? Hahahaha

  32. thos77 says:
    December 25, 2022 at 10:04 pm
    Brady could be a nice addition in New England if the head coach liked the idea. Brady is not capable of starting 17 games (with a 100+ qb rating),, but with Mac Jones it could work. It would be a long shot, but if Brady was willing to be kind of a backup who would certainly start a few games he could help coach the next generation. It’s something that was common 50 years ago, not so much today. But what a positive way to end a career. Bury the hatchet, be humble, be a teacher. A nice transition into the broadcast booth.
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    You think Brady should back up Mac Jones? Jones has been mediocre at best this season. 9 TDs/8 INTs and 2,500 yards passing in 12 games. Brady in a downbyear at the end of his career is still a better start than Jones. Be a teacher? Can he not be that to Kyle Trask? Be humble? Is was the Patriots that didn’t want to sign him to a multi year deal, which is why he left. Why would he need to humble himself and come back?

  33. TB12 should retire, but if he plans to come back for another year the only landing place is the Raiders with Sean Peyton as the coach. We will always appreciate what he did in Tampa, but we are ready to move on and start over.

  34. If he stays in the state of Florida he will go to Jacksonville and tell that hippie punk Lawrence to pack his bags and get a haircut

  35. Back to the Patriots for the last dance. Brady now sees how the “Patriots way” is lacking with the Bucs especially with the new coach. Look at how they blunder around even with their formidable weapons while Brady had much less with the Pats. Brady is a Patriot to the core and fiber. I don’t think he can stand the lethargy with the current Bucs.

  36. When a QB has to score 24 in back to back playoff games, especially with the squad given by BeliCHEAP, it was the OFFENSE that won the SB.

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    Specifically, Which two games are you referring to?

    1 0 Rate This

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    2003, 2004, 2018

    2014, 2016, 2017 (3 consecutive playoff games)

    When Brady played in HIS system, he was able to do it. He couldn’t do it when he played the way you like about a QB, like the way Peyton played.

  37. December 26, 2022 at 9:28 am
    Back to the Patriots for the last dance
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    And that’s when I cheer loudly and obnoxiously for 0-17. They won’t be far off from that anyway in that scenario.

  38. When a QB has to score 24 in back to back playoff games, especially with the squad given by BeliCHEAP, it was the OFFENSE that won the SB.

    —————————-
    Specifically, Which two games are you referring to?

    1 0 Rate This

    +++++++++++++++++
    2003, 2004, 2006, 2018
    2014, 2016, 2017 (3 consecutive playoff games)

    When Brady played in HIS system, he was able to do it. He couldn’t do it when he played like the way Peyton did

  39. TB12 should retire, but if he plans to come back for another year the only landing place is the Raiders with Sean Peyton as the coach. We will always appreciate what he did in Tampa, but we are ready to move on and start over.

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    No way he goes to the Raiders with Sean Payton as coach. I can’t se Mark Davis firing Josh and having to pay him and Gruden. But I still can see Brady going to the Raiders, reunites with Josh. The Raiders will have already cut Derek Carr. They draft a QB to be there future but Brady plays 1-2 more years. The new guy learns from the GOAT. Also, there were rumors that the Raiders wanted Brady back when he was a free agent after he left the Patriots. Maybe he’ll go there with Josh being there

  40. Be humble
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    Brady isn’t humble.

    “17 points? HAHAHA ok. That’s it? Is Plaxico gonna play defense?”. QED.

  41. I’m of the opinion that moving around too much will tarnish his legacy a tiny bit,
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    So does cheating and covering it up by smashing his cell phone and it tarnished his legacy by a lot. Too bad it’s too late to do anything about it…

  42. Tom Brady has given me so much enjoyment for over 20 yrs. He’s the GOAT. We will never see anyone as good as he is in the 4th quarter comeback. He’s had a magical career and as long as he’s playing I will be cheering loudly for his success.

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