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Patriots' Stephon Gilmore 'not surprised' by Tom Brady's departure to Buccaneers

New England Patriots Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore said the departure of franchise quarterback Tom Brady didn't leave him as stunned as others.

"Not surprised," Gilmore told ESPN. "A player like him, playing somewhere that long, you never can see it, but it shows you that in the National Football League it can be anyone going somewhere. It's a business, and that's how you have to look at it."

Brady left the Patriots after 20 seasons in which he lead the team to six Super Bowl titles. He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and will be with a new team for the first time in his storied career; New England drafted him No.