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Tom Brady to Tampa Bay: Five things we learned from Players’ Tribune essay about leaving New England Patriots

It’s far from a tell-all about his decision to leave New England, but Tom Brady did offer a window into his thinking on Monday afternoon.

In a lengthy Players’ Tribune essay, Brady expresses love for Patriots fans, says he considers himself a quasi-New Englander, and is ready to embrace a new challenge with the Buccaneers. A lot of it is as you’d expect, but there were a few paragraphs that stood out.

Here are five things we noticed:

1. Brady is certainly bringing confidence to Tampa Bay

The quarterback doesn’t sound like a cowboy riding off into the sunset.