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Stephon Gilmore 'not surprised' Tom Brady chose the Bucs over the Patriots

Count shutdown cornerback Stephon Gilmore among the present and former New England Patriots players that weren’t surprised when quarterback Tom Brady left the team to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When speaking on the phone with ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Gilmore referred to playing football as a business in the NFL—a revolving door of guys coming and going. Anyone can play anywhere, including Brady.

“Not surprised,” said Gilmore. “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.