Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was incredibly close to joining the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 free agency, according to multiple sources. We all know that Brady ended up going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won a Super Bowl in 2021, but a new, comprehensive summary of Brady’s dealings with the Raiders indicates that Las Vegas may have been his destination of choice.

Bleacher Report’s Joseph Zucker put out an astute report on Thursday that did well to bring together all the best intel on Brady’s almost-deal with the Raiders five years ago.

Zucker cited a Mark Davis quote from a recent interview , in which Davis revealed that Brady was “close” to joining the Raiders, except that Jon Gruden (Raiders head coach at the time) and Mike Mayock (GM at the time) bloc

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