Bruce Arians reveals Tom Brady and ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan's 17-year-old son Jack played role in Bucs move (Image Source: GETTY)
While covering a game for FOX in September, Tom Brady revealed that he had seriously considered signing with the Chicago Bears when he came out of retirement in 2020. But he put pen to paper and listed out the pros and cons of joining each team, ultimately deciding on signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his second stint in the NFL.
In Tuesday's episode of Scoop City, former Bucs coach Bruce Arians, under whom Tom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl, listed the factors that played a role in the quarterback choosing the Florida team.
Arians said the Bucs tried as hard to recruit Brady as Brady tried to recruit the Bucs. He said that Brady did his homework and considered all possible factors, which included his son Jack.
"He knew what we were doing, he knew our players. He did the tax codes in Florida. It was on the East Coast, everything kind of fit what he was looking for, you know, easy access back up to see Jack." (16:35 - 16:42)
