It’s the Mike McDaniel era in Miami right now, and Tua Tagovailoa appears to be the QB the Dolphins will build around. But, recent reports reveal the franchise was very close to pursuing a Tom Brady/Sean Payton pairing on South Beach.
However, those designs were reportedly scrapped after Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the team, per Monday’s “PFT Live.”
Before the Brian Flores lawsuit was filed, the Dolphins had planned to attempt to finagle a Sean Payton/Tom Brady package deal for 2022. https://t.co/37l1Aq1tiH
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 28, 2022
The Hall of Fame pairing no doubt would’ve sent shock waves through the NFL world. But just the thought of it was enough to have social media talking.
https://t.co/9RUXYn2fTX pic.twitter.com/GBF0UarDP4
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) February 28, 2022
“Leave us alone,” a Dolphins fan tweeted.
Leave us alone https://t.co/aqYZVHiy4U
— Brae (@Relive72) February 28, 2022
“The Dolphins want Brady to be a part owner must really be a plan to make him the QB leap in logic is actually wild,” another fan said.
The Dolphins want Brady to be a part owner must really be a plan to make him the QB leap in logic is actually wild https://t.co/smFflWXrvH
— Depressed Dolphins Fan (@Dolphinalysis) February 28, 2022
“Before I finally came to grips with reality, I planned on marrying Ariana Grande and raising a beautiful family in the Italian countryside,” another Miami fan joked.
Before I finally came to grips with reality, I planned on marrying Ariana Grande and raising a beautiful family in the Italian countryside. https://t.co/QGWWZj1Cg6
— Not Anthony (@PhinsTweets2) February 28, 2022
“The only person who actually believes this is the author.”
The only person who actually believes this is the author. https://t.co/KBrFsVYl7F
— Kᴇɴɴʏ 🌴🍌🇵🇭🇬🇺 (@chessmyantidrug) February 28, 2022
“The source for PFT has finally been discovered…” another Dolphins fan tweeted with a “Waterboy” GIF.
The source for PFT has finally been discovered…. #FinsUp https://t.co/1yXDdywD2U pic.twitter.com/Tc5oOk2acR
— Big E (@ian693) February 28, 2022
“As to the Brady side of the equation, multiple Dolphins sources acknowledged under condition of anonymity that the team has had internal discussions about Brady purchasing a minority interest in the team,” PFT followed up.
As to the Brady side of the equation, multiple Dolphins sources acknowledged under condition of anonymity that the team has had internal discussions about Brady purchasing a minority interest in the team. https://t.co/ffWddkPfdW
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) February 28, 2022
Well, we all can dream. Right?
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