Will Tom Brady really walk away from the Patriots at season's end?

There’s been a lot of talk about Tom Brady‘s future recently, thanks to ESPN’s Adam Schefter hinting on this past week’s Monday Night Football broadcast that the QB might be eyeing a new team in 2020. Appearing on ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ earlier this week, Schefter doubled down, per Phil Perry of NBC Sports Boston. Schefter laid out the three possible options: Brady retiring, Brady returning to the Patriots in 2020 or Brady going to a new team. Schefter then said that “staying in New England, to me, would seem like the least likely option of the three.” That’s a pretty bold statement to make, and Schefter is obviously one of the most well-connected people around the league, so he wouldn’t say something like that lightly. The Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl win and have started the season 7-0, but thanks to a unique contract maneuver with voidable years, Brady is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2019 season. Brady’s deal includes a provision that precludes the Pats from franchise-tagging hi

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