Even though Tom Brady retired from the NFL again this month and made it quite clear that when he walked away this time, it would be for good, that isn’t going to stop NFL teams from pursuing him. And one NFL analyst thinks that the San Francisco 49ers should keep asking Brady.
During an appearance on The Colin Cowherd Podcast, NFL analyst Mike Silver revealed that he thinks the Niners should continue to pursue Tom Brady, given the health of Brock Purdy.
“We don’t know what Purdy is going to be in ’23, but we’ll just do a year of Brady, and then we can go back to our model with [the] quarterback on a rookie deal and build around him,” Silver told Colin Cowherd, according to 49ersWebZone. “I think, if you’re the Niners, you ask Brady again. I think you let the dust settle for a while.
“It just makes too much sense now, especially Purdy, with the surgery being pushed back, which, A, is kind of a sign. Like this whole ‘He’s going to be back at six months’ is not written in stone. B, it does push the timeline already very, very close, best case scenario, [to the start of the season].”
It’s some wild speculation, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it.
Silver said that given the uncertainty around Purdy’s health and Trey Lance’s lack of experience, the Niners really need to add a veteran quarterback. But he reiterated that they should keep asking Brady.
“I think they call Brady again, and if not, then you think about Aaron [Rodgers],” Silver said. “But I think you’re looking more [at bringing in] a Jacoby Brissett or an Andy Dalton or a Matt Ryan or someone as a hedge, with Lance, as you try to get him to a point where he can be your guy.”
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