Multiple NFL observers believe Tom Brady could play for AFC West team next season
The New England Patriots are scheduled to play the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in the 2020 season.
Quarterback Tom Brady might not be with the Patriots when they come to Kansas City because he will be a free agent when the NFL season ends.
But Brady could still visit Arrowhead Stadium this fall ... with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Michael Silver floated the idea of Brady in powder blue during a round-table discussion on the NFL Network.
“If you’re the Spanos family and you’re going to a new stadium and you want some sizzle, how do you not go hard to make that happen?” Silver said. “I’d buy a ticket. I don’t have to because my job is good, but I would.”
John Clayton, writing for The Washington Post, echoed that sentiment as the Chargers (and Rams) are set to move to SoFi Stadium next season.
Clayton noted that quarterback Philip Rivers, who has played his entire 16-season career with the Chargers, is out of contract but could return to LA for the 2020 season. If he doesn’t, Clayton wrote, then Brady could be a good fit.
“Brady joining the Chargers may not have the same impact as LeBron James going to the Los Angeles Lakers — Brady will be 43 in August, and there is no comparing the fan bases — but it would bring instant credibility to the team,” Clayton wrote. “He would have Keenan Allen, Mike Williams and Hunter Henry as his main targets. The Chargers would need help on the offensive line, but it could be an interesting fit.”
Peter King, writing in his “Football Morning In America” for NBC Sports, mentioned the Chargers ... and the Raiders.
“My personal darkhorse, by the way: the Las Vegas (nee Oakland) Raiders. Jon Gruden’s favorite quarterback is always the one he doesn’t have. No clue if he’s remotely interested, but my antennae would be up for the Raiders and Brady,” King wrote.
NBC Sports broadcaster Cris Collinsworth also mentioned the Chargers when pressed by Al Michaels to guess where Brady would play next season:
This story was originally published January 6, 2020 at 10:01 AM.
