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Report: Tom Brady Requested Buccaneers' Phone Numbers After Signing Contract

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Tom Brady is wasting no time in starting his next chapter in Tampa Bay.

According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the 42-year-old future Hall of Fame quarterback had just one request when he left the New England Patriots for the Buccaneers in free agency—his new teammates' phone numbers:

"Brady never asked for control of the offense. He knew that [Bruce] Arians, offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen and special assistant Tom Moore would collaborate with him on game plans.