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Tom Brady Talks Decision to Leave Patriots in 1st Interview Since Move to Bucs

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Tom Brady offered his first public comments Tuesday after signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to complete the biggest move of 2020 NFL free agency.

Brady was asked about his departure from the New England Patriots, for whom he played his first 20 seasons. He remained diplomatic when discussing his former team:

He did, however, sidestep a question about what the Patriots could've done to re-sign him.

"Again, I don't want to talk about the past because that's not relevant to what's important in my future and this offseason for me," he said, per the Boston Globe's Jim McBride.