The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were prepared to explore every possible option at quarterback if Tom Brady had stayed retired.
Speaking to NFL Network's Steve Wyche (h/t NFL.com's Adam Maya), Bucs head coach Bruce Arians said the team had already "started to uncover as many stones as we possibly could" before Brady announced he was coming back in 2022.
"We would've turned over every stone. ... [general manager] Jason [Licht] did his calls," Arians added. "We were in the midst of all that stuff when Tom decided to come back and thank God we could say, 'No thanks, brother.