Barring any changes, the New England Patriots have five days to work out a new contract with Tom Brady before other teams can pursue him in unrestricted free agency.
The two sides apparently have some work to do.
During Thursday's edition of WEEI's "Dale & Keefe" radio show, host Dale Arnold reported what he heard about head coach Bill Belichick's recent phone conversation with Brady, which our Tom E. Curran reported "wasn't particularly productive."
"What I was told happened," Arnold said, via WEEI.com, "was the Patriots told Tom Brady that all they can do is a one-year deal at less money than he made last year because of the $13.