One of the biggest themes of Thursday at Gillette Stadium, two days before the Patriots host the Titans on Wild Card Weekend, was Tom Brady's future.
The 42-year-old is a free agent after the season for the first time in his career, so theoretically Saturday very well could be his final game in New England.
When asked about it Thursday, Brady said he isn't much for nostalgia and hasn't given it much thought. No one really knows what exactly Brady is thinking, so his future truly is up in the air.
According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, it is "a wait-and-see type of situation."
"It truly is a wait-and-see type of situation," he said Friday on ESPN. "There's been no contract talks since August when they reached that revised deal and Bill Belichick has a saying to his players this time of year, 'Put it all in the drawer. Nothing else is important other than the football game you're about to play.' So, we can say Tom Brady's future with the Patriots is in the drawer and probably at the top in the pile of that drawer."
Brady had a well below average season statistically, but likely will get a lot of money thrown his way from a few teams in free agency. Meanwhile, it's unclear how high the Patriots will be willing to go, or even if they do want him back at 43 years old.
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