One day before the NFL’s legal tampering window is set to open, seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady announced on Twitter that he is going to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a third season. Brady had previously retired on the first of February following the Buccaneers’ Divisional Round loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
As you can imagine, the betting market for the NFC title has changed significantly with this decision. Following the announcement that Aaron Rodgers was to return to Green Bay and the trade of former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos, Acme Packing Company documented DraftKings’ NFC title odds, which had the Packers’ chances at +450 (18 percent implied probability) and the Buccaneers’ at +1400 (7 percent implied probability.