Cue the wHy aRE YoU tALkiNg AbOUt tOm BrADy? crowd.
Folks who are sick of hearing about players like Brady and Aaron Rodgers refuse to acknowledge that, when they make news, the news must be covered — along with its aftermath.
For Brady, the news is that he dropped a turd in the NFL’s punchbowl this week, suggesting he’d be willing to unretire to join a contending team that needs a quarterback late in the 2024 season. He specifically mentioned the Raiders and the Patriots.
His comments have sparked the generation of betting odds, via Covers.com, linking him to specific teams.
The first question, whether he returns at all, is a +1000 proposition. Odds of 10-1 seem right. Given the number of quarterback injuries last year and his overt interest in getting a phone call when it happens again in 2024, a Brady return suddenly isn’t a crazy idea.
There also are odds premised on Brady returning. If he does, the favorites are the Raiders, at +125. Next are the Patriots at +300, the Bucs at +500, the 49ers at +900, the Dolphins at +1200, the Jets at +2000, and any other team at +500.
The Raiders and Patriots are low in large part because he mentioned them. They also check two potential boxes — during the 2024 and, possibly, before the 2024 season. That angle, as recently mentioned, can’t be ignored. It’s possible that he mentioned returning during the 2024 season as a roundabout invitation for any quarterback-needy teams to call him now.
That should get the Broncos on the board as well, given the clear link between Brady and Denver coach Sean Payton. They tried to finagle a path to the Dolphins in 2022, and Miami lost a first-round pick for tampering with them. Now, Brady is a free agent — and the Broncos’ QB1 is Jarrett Stidham.
The Vikings also are a possibility, if they don’t get a quarterback in round one of the draft. The Giants should be mentioned as well, given the seemingly shaky ground that Daniel Jones occupies.
For the Bucs, 49ers, Dolphins, and Jets, those teams…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/odds-emerge-tom-bradys-next-145031335.html
Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-04-14 14:50:31
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