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The biggest question surrounding the New England Patriots this offseason—and arguably the most pressing question in the NFL—was who would be under center for Bill Belichick when the 2020 season began. Tom Brady answered that earlier this week: It won’t be him.
With the departure of Brady, who won six Super Bowls and went to 14 Pro Bowls in 20 seasons with the Patriots, New England not only loses its greatest player in team history but also the one player it wasn’t prepared to replace. That was supposed to fall to Jimmy Garoppolo, but Belichick begrudgingly traded him to San Francisco in 2017, despite reportedly offering Brady to the 49ers first.