is signed with the through 2021, and his return to the team could be critical toward its bottom line.
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported Saturday that Bucs ownership is hopeful Brady remains committed beyond this season:
"There's been a growing sense in league circles in recent weeks that Buccaneers ownership views getting Brady back for a second season as a critical piece of their financial picture. The pandemic kept the Buccaneers from selling all tickets for the first time in a very long time. By next year, the public-health crisis likely will have subsided to the point that will allow the Bucs to open the floodgates again.