Matthew Berry details how he reported Tom Brady signing with Tampa Bay while drunk at a bar with team official
Do you remember who first reported that Tom Brady would join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020? Matthew Berry thought about the question for a brief moment before remembering.
"Oh, I believe it was me," he told OutKick.
For context, Brady announced his departure from the New England Patriots weeks before signing with Tampa Bay.
At the time, his rumored destinations included the Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders and Indianapolis Colts.
No one had mentioned the Buccaneers.
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He told OutKick he was quite confident about his prediction at the time.
"I won’t give away my source, but I will tell you how I came across the information.
I was at the NFL Combine, and it was about 2 a.m., and I was in a bar.
I met somebody who worked for the Buccaneers organization," he explained.
"We were drinking for an hour and were hammered.
This particular person tells me, ‘I think we have a shot at Brady.’ And I’m like, ‘No, you don’t.’" Berry added: "And this person tells me, ‘No, man.
We worked him out.
We’ve had conversations with him.
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