{"id":841661,"date":"2021-10-03T11:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=841661"},"modified":"2021-10-03T11:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:29:21","slug":"nfl-the-goat-returns-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-the-goat-returns-home\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL: The GOAT Returns Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-the-goat-returns-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=841661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1235566395.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>When Tom Brady runs out of the visitors locker room on Sunday night in Foxborough, the memories of the past two decades will flood into our minds.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The greatest quarterback of his generation \u2014 and arguably the greatest of all time \u2014 returns to the place where it all began.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to New England to take on the Patriots Sunday night, and we\u2019ll all be feeling the emotions of the moment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Brady returns as his departure from New England and relationship with Bill Belichick have been in the news.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ahead of the release of \u201cIt\u2019s Better to be Feared,\u201d a book written by Seth Wickersham that dives into the Patriots dynasty, and Brady\u2019s subsequent departure to Tampa Bay in free agency after 20 years in a Patriots uniform, snippets of the book have been causing a stir.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the book, Wickersham writes that Belichick refused to meet with Brady in person to conduct his exit interview, instead conducting it over the phone. It\u2019s a claim that Belichick denies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNo, that\u2019s not true,\u201d <\/span><span>Belichick <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32314208\/tom-brady-says-breakup-bill-belichick-new-england-patriots-was-handled-perfectly\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Wednesday<\/span><span> when asked if he declined to meet with Brady prior to his departure. \u201cThere are a few things about this book; it sounds like it\u2019s a lot of second-, third- and fourth-hand comments. I\u2019m not going to get into that. I\u2019m going to focus on this game and try to prepare for the Bucs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Brady \u2014 not one to publicly criticize the Patriots organization \u2014 took the high road on Thursday, saying that his departure was \u201chandled perfectly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll those things are super personal,\u201d Brady <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r_w_shAALXA\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in his weekly press conference on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe had a great relationship. Everything was handled the right way. We handled everything as gracefully as we could. It was an amazing time, it was handled perfectly. I think everyone understood where we were at \u2014 the people involved in the situation. Things worked out the best for all of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Regardless of how Brady\u2019s time in New England ended with the organization, he\u2019s bound to get more than a warm greeting from the fans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For nearly two decades, Brady led the most dominant dynasty in the history of sports.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Brady took over under center in 2001 for the injured Drew Bledsoe, the Patriots went on a run never seen in sports.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Brady made 324 starts in his 20 seasons as a Patriot, won six Super Bowl rings, and was Super Bowl MVP four times.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ll more than likely never see two decades of such dominance again, and as Brady prepares for his homecoming, he appears to have only fond memories.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But don\u2019t think for a second that Brady will be thinking about his time in New England when he takes the field Sunday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m just going to try to do what I always do: Go be a great quarterback,\u201d Brady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32313931\/tom-brady-return-drives-buccaneers-patriots-prices-regular-season-high-new-england\">said<\/a>. \u201cObviously, I understand the opponent. I know all those guys. They\u2019re some of my great friends, [and] they will be for the rest of my life. I know a lot of coaches, players, the owners, the staff. It will be great to see everyone after the game, but up until the game I\u2019m focused on trying to go win a football game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <span>Belichick had warm words for Brady, saying he was \u201clucky\u201d to have Brady as his starting quarterback for 19 seasons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about that for two decades. I think I\u2019ve been on the record dozens of times saying there\u2019s no quarterback I\u2019d rather have than Tom Brady. I still feel that way. I was very lucky to have Tom as the quarterback and to coach him. He was as good as any coach could ever ask for,\u201d <span>Belichick<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bill-belichick-quarterback-rather-have-than-tom-brady\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Bucs are coming off a loss to the LA Rams and sit at 2-1 on the year. New England is 1-2 and coming off a loss to the Saints in week three.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunday Night Football will be broadcast on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;<\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Tom Brady runs out of the visitors locker room on Sunday night in Foxborough, the memories of the past two decades will flood into our minds.\u00a0The greatest quarterback of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-841661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=841661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}