Is Tom Brady Tennessee bound?
Multiple reports Thursday said Brady and his wife, Gisele Bündchen, have been spotted in Nashville touring private schools.
The six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback will be a free agent this offseason and has said he's open to the process, leading to much speculation that he could be exiting New England after 20 seasons. The Tennessee Titans, who are coached by Brady's former teammate Mike Vrabel, reached the AFC championship game this season with Ryan Tannehill at quarterback.
"I could see him wanting to be in an environment where his head coach isn't a drill sergeant who never gives him credit," WFAN's Gregg Giannotti said on Friday's "Boomer and Gio" show. "I could see him wanting to play for one of his friends. But if you're growing the TB12 and you want to get your tentacles out there, is Nashville the place to go?"
Gio said there are three reasons Brady might want to leave the Patriots:
• He's tired of coach Bill Belichick
• He wants to grow the brand of the TB12 method, the training regimen that has helped him play at a high level into his 40s
• After years of leaving money on the table, he finally wants to be paid top dollar.
Giannotti said he's always thought if Brady leaves New England it would be for a flashier destination than Nashville, such as Los Angeles or Las Vegas.
Boomer Esiason, Giannotti's co-host, said he's heard that as many as eight teams are interested in Brady.
"I could see it, if I really didn't have an alternative at quarterback and I had a really good team and I could afford to pay somebody like him the money that he's probably been looking for, I would give it a couple-of-year go at it," Esiason said. "I definitely would. I definitely would. Because as many have told me, he is in extreme good shape."
Esisason noted that the Titans have a ready-made offense with the league's leading rusher, Derrick Henry; one of the NFL's better offensive lines; and a pair of young, talented receivers in A.J. Brown and Corey Davis.
"I don't want to see him (Brady) in another uniform, but the closer we get to this so-called decision, I could see him reuniting with Vrabel now," Esiason said. "Now all of a sudden I can because, I guess, of their tightness as teammates and the way Vrabel's a little bit of a rabble-rouser -- you know how he goes against the grain."
But can Brady, who will turn 43 before next season, lead a new team to yet another Super Bowl?
"I think he can because we just saw it (last year)," Giannotti said. "And it needs to be a team like he had that last championship with the New England Patriots -- a great defense and just enough offense to be able to be great."
To listen to the open from Friday's "Boomer and Gio" show, click on the audio player above.
