Tom Brady Retires: How Does it Impact Washington?

The GOAT's announcement impacts more than just the Bucs.

Jeremy Brener | Feb 1, 2022

Tom Brady's retirement announcement - and all the drama that came with it - affects more than just the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are now in the quarterback market.

The Bucs are joining the Washington Football Team, among many others, looking for a quarterback this offseason.

While we have written out ideas in the past about Washington's potential involvement in the Aaron Rodgers and Deshaun Watson sweepstakes, the addition of the Bucs makes the market a little more crowded, and difficult.

The Bucs drafted former Florida quarterback Kyle Trask in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, but all signs point to another quarterback, possibly a veteran, joining him in Tampa next season.

Tom Brady and Taylor Heinicke — Audacy/106.7 The Fan

Jimmy Garoppolo — San Francisco Chronicle

The most prominent quarterback that is in direct competition with Washington and Tampa Bay is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo, 30, just led the Niners to the NFC Championship for the second time in three years, but is blocking the path for rookie Trey Lance to become the franchise quarterback. This makes Garoppolo an extremely likely trade candidate.

Washington and Tampa Bay are both two of the likeliest destinations for Garoppolo.

Garoppolo was drafted in the second round in 2014 as the likely heir apparent for Brady in New England, but Brady playing into his 40s forced the Patriots to move on from him in 2017. Now, Garoppolo could fulfill his prophecy and replace Brady as he was intended to do with the Patriots ... except it would only be for the Bucs.

That wouldn't be good news for Washington if it also vies for Garoppolo's services. So if Washington wants in on the Garoppolo sweepstakes, it's going to have to pay up.

Published Feb 1, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.