Recently, the Pirates quarterback coach revealed
One reason Brady joined the team
After 20 years with the New England Patriots and winning six Super Bowl titles, quarterback Tom Brady decided to leave the team last year. While the exact reasons are not currently known, one of them was revealed through Pirates quarterback coach Clyde Christensen.
Christensen said: "He said that What Payton Manning has achieved at the Broncos has been challenging and interesting for him. The challenge appealed to Brady: 'Hey, I want to try this myself'. ”
"I do think this challenge is important to him. 21 years is a long time, and sometimes it just needs to change. He mentioned several times that Manning's achievements made him very impressed, but also made him feel interesting and wanted to challenge. ”
After super bowl fiftieth, Manning became the first player to win the Super Bowl as a starting quarterback on two different teams. He announced his retirement after that season and was officially inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame this year.
Christensen believes Brady still has more to pursue: "I don't see the ending yet, and he doesn't look like it's near. ”
Speaking of Brady's old club, the Patriots, they didn't fare well last season, but several key members of the team will return in the new season.
NFL television network reporter Ian Rappoport reported that three important players who chose to withdraw from last season due to the epidemic will return to the team - linebacker Dongta-Heitawa, security guard Zhong family and offensive interceptor Marcus Ganon. All are in good physical condition.
Despite the return of three key players, Rappoport reported that it is still unknown whether Julian Edelman, who played only six games last season due to a knee injury, will return.
Edelman is still recovering and trying to give. Although he wants to play in the 2021 season, it is still questionable whether his health will allow him to do so, and he has not yet made a decision about his future.
Apparently, the 3 players who dropped out of last season had a huge impact on the Patriots' performance. In the absence of three people, the Patriots ranked only 27th in the league in terms of advance yards per game and points per game, while the average number of opponents per game ranked 15th in the league.
The Patriots only conceded points per game, a decent performance, ranking 7th in the league. Quarterback Cam Newton's ability to punch put the Patriots' average number of punch yards per game at the top of the league.
While the Patriots still need to find a starting quarterback, the returns of Hetawa, the Chung family and Ganon have allowed them to strengthen three positions. Last season, the Patriots had a total of eight players who opted out of the season, the most in the league.
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