Watching Tom Brady play elsewhere is going to hurt

Quarterback Tom Brady may not be with the Patriots next season.You’re not going to like it.

But sometimes assuming long-term health takes some sacrifice, humility, and, ultimately, making some pivotal, difficult decisions.

Indeed, watching Tom Brady play for somebody else in 2020 is going to hurt. The vision of your No. 12 jersey tucked away in your closet will give you pangs of sentimentality. Brady will be doing what he did here for so many years with somebody else, and the torment of witnessing the neighbor’s grass growing will be palpable, all while you’re just trying to plant seeds.

Brady will always be your first love. But he’s one who is already bordering on becoming a dangerous…