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.MATTHEW BERRY DISCUSSES WHETHER HE'D HIRE DIANNA RUSSINI FOR HIS BUDDING FANTASY FOOTBALL EMPIREThen, after the NFL Combine, Berry wrote in his annual rumors column that he would bet on Brady heading to Tampa.
He told OutKick he was quite confident about his prediction at the time.Sports analyst Matthew Berry appears with host Jimmy Fallon during an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday, Sept.6, 2022.
(Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)"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.
We think it’s down to us and, I think he said, the Raiders.He goes, Gisele wants a South Florida team to make it easier for her to get home, to fly out of a Florida airport."As they continued drinking, Berry realized the person was, in fact, serious."The more he talked, the more convinced this person sounded.
I thought, ‘Well, okay.’ These are things that I hear drunk in a bar."MATTHEW BERRY HAS HAD TALKS WITH ESPN ABOUT A RETURN, FOLLOWING PAT MCAFEE MODELTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) greets Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) after a game at Raymond James Stadium on Oct.2, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.
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