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Joe Montana on Tom Brady's exit from Patriots: 'Somebody made a mistake'

After two decades with the New England Patriots, Tom Brady is a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Plenty of people have takes on how that came about, but one person whose view is definitely relevant is Joe Montana.

The San Francisco 49ers legend and Kansas City Chiefs contributor aired out his thoughts to USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, and he did not think highly of how the Patriots handled the situation.

Joe Montana thinks Tom Brady wanted more weapons

Simply put, Montana thinks Brady’s exit was caused by a mistake on the Patriots’ part:

“I don’t know what’s going on inside there, but somebody made a mistake,” Montana told USA TODAY Sports, pondering Brady’s huge free agent move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.