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Patriots' Stephon Gilmore 'not surprised' Tom Brady jumped ship, praises Jarrett Stidham

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore said in an interview published Sunday he wasn’t surprised Tom Brady jumped ship to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year told ESPN that Brady leaving for the Buccaneers was more of a business move than anything else.

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“Not surprised,” Gilmore said. “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.