Tom Brady is unlikely to return to the New England Patriots as a player, said his former teammate and the franchise’s first-year coach, Jerod Mayo.
Brady recently sparked headlines when he said he wasn’t opposed to making a late-season NFL return, and even mentioned his former club as one potential option.
Mayo, however, doubts he’ll be coaching Brady anytime soon, but did stress that the seven-time Super Bowl champion is welcome to come aboard as a coach.
‘I love Tom,’ Mayo told WEEI’s Greg Hill. ‘The door is always open if he wants to come in here and coach. But as far as going on the field, I don’t know.
‘If [Brady] comes in here, going back to the ”best player will play,” you have to come here and compete. He loves competition. But I doubt he’s going to be walking through these doors any time soon.’
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, center, talks with reporters in March of 2024
Tom Brady is unlikely to return to the New England Patriots as a player, Jerod Mayo said
Mayo and Brady appear together at training camp in 2014, when they were both Patriots
