Tom Brady Rumors: Buccaneers, Texans could pursue trade

The New England Patriots are in full-on panic mode, even if they won’t show it at the moment. The team has a losing record, they looked atrocious against the Chiefs and are now being subjected to wild and outlandish rumors — because of course they are.

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One rumor that is starting to pop up more and more, pre-dating this slow start by the Patriots, is that Tom Brady’s days in New England are numbered.

Ben Volin from the Boston Globe outlines that Brady could be a very tradeable asset for the Patriots should team start to inquire more and more about the aging veteran.

"Brady will be 38 next Aug. 3, and his contract is insanely team-friendly — if he is on the Patriots’ roster on the final game of 2014, his salaries for 2015 ($7 million), 2016 ($8 million), and 2017 ($9 million) become fully guaranteed, but at less than half the going rate of top-tier NFL quarterbacks ($20-plus million). That’s cheap money for the Patriots, but it’s also cheap money for a team desperate for a quarterback — like, say, Houston, where the coach (Bill O’Brien) is a close ally. Or, say, Tampa Bay, where the general manager (Jason Licht) used to work for the Patriots and is close with Belichick."

Will Brady be traded anytime soon? It’s highly doubtful that he’s ever traded but if you think for a minute that he’s guaranteed to finish out his career in New England, then Brett Favre, Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas can tell you how well that works out.

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