Tom Brady shockingly reveals the NFL team he almost signed for… but eagle-eyed fans are convinced they know why the QB turned down the franchise

Tom Brady made a shocking confession upon his return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

The legendary quarterback continued his broadcasting duties at Fox in Tampa Bay – where he won one of his seven Super Bowl rings.

But while reporting on his former team’s 33:16 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, the 47-year-old dropped a bombshell.

Brady revealed that he almost signed with the Chicago Bears in free agency in 2020 after leaving the New England Patriots.

Brady said that after deciding to leave New England, where he led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, he created 18 criteria for each of the franchises he was considering.

“Chicago was a team, and I’ve never told this story before, they were very secretive about their recruiting,” he said.

“I seriously thought about it, but in the end it came down to Tampa. And it was a close relationship with my son Jack, I loved Bruce Arians and the role he played on offense, and ultimately the great players like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin that I still watch out there today.”

Brady eventually signed with the Buccaneers and won the Super Bowl in his first season with the franchise.

He spent two more seasons in Tampa Bay and even completed a turnaround in 2022 before finally leaving the field in 2023.

The three-time MVP brought the notes he took during his decision-making process and held them up to the camera.

Many eagle-eyed fans on social media focused on one particular criterion that Brady listed at the top of the Bears’ and Buccaneers’ two cars.

They suggested that the Bears’ notes had a figure of 10 million while Tampa Bay’s notes at the top said 27.5 million, leading many to claim that Chicago had offered him a drastically lower salary.

Meanwhile, the Bears started the 2020 season 5-1 but lost six straight games while relying on Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles under center.