Age_NN1 is_VBZ just_AV0 a_AT0 number_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 number_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 move_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC longevity_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP its_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP running_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 score_NN1 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 United_AJ0 Nations_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP 1990_CRD there_EX0 were_VBD 95_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 on_PRP the_AT0 planet_NN1 who_PNQ made_VVD it_PNP to_PRP 100._CRD Today_AV0 there_EX0 are_VBB more_DT0 than_CJS 500_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD centenarians_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN by_PRP 2100_CRD ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ projected_AJ0 there_EX0 will_VM0 be_VBI more_AV0 than_CJS 25_CRD million_CRD ._SENT In_PRP 1980_CRD ,_PUN around_PRP 382_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 were_VBD 60_CRD and_CJC older_AJC ._SENT By_PRP 2050_CRD ,_PUN that_DT0 number_NN1 will_VM0 exceed_VVI 2_CRD billion_CRD ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB some_DT0 gerontologists_NN2 who_PNQ believe_VVB the_AT0 first_ORD person_NN1 to_TO0 live_VVI to_PRP age_NN1 150_CRD has_VHZ already_AV0 been_VBN born_VVN ._SENT Others_NN2 ask_VVB :_PUN Are_VBB we_PNP so_AV0 sure_AJ0 there_EX0 are_VBB age_NN1 limitations_NN2 on_PRP human_AJ0 life_NN1 ?_SENT 
What_DTQ are_VBB fun_AJ0 facts_NN2 and_CJC dinner-party_AJ0 conversation_NN1 starters_NN2 for_CJS us_PNP are_VBB foundational_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 School_NN1 of_PRF Aging_AJ0 Studies_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 University_NN1 of_PRF South_NP0 Florida_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ the_AT0 largest_AJS –_PUN and_CJC ,_PUN appropriately_AV0 ,_PUN one_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 oldest_AJS –_PUN school_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS kind_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 ._SENT Its_DPS mission_NN1 statement_NN1 cites_VVZ a_AT0 commitment_NN1 to_PRP "_PUQ understanding_VVG the_AT0 biological_AJ0 ,_PUN psychological_AJ0 ,_PUN social_AJ0 and_CJC public_AJ0 policy_NN1 aspects_NN2 of_PRF aging_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC talk_VVB to_PRP faculty_NN1 casually_AV0 and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ clear_AJ0 that_CJT one_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 core_NN1 principles_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 curriculum_NN1 is_VBZ this_DT0 :_PUN to_TO0 teach_VVI life_NN1 hacks_NN2 that_CJT help_VVB human_AJ0 beings_NN2 get_VVB older_AJC with_PRP grace_NN1 ._SENT 
Located_VVN as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ in_PRP Tampa_NP0 –_PUN the_AT0 U.S._NP0 metro_NN1 area_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 densest_AJS concentration_NN1 of_PRF senior_AJ0 citizens_NN2 –_PUN the_AT0 school_NN1 has_VHZ always_AV0 had_VHN plenty_PNI of_PRF subject_AJ0 matter_NN1 and_CJC data_NN0 points_NN2 nearby_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 campus_NN1 is_VBZ also_AV0 within_PRP a_AT0 golf-cart_AJ0 drive_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 archetype_NN1 for_PRP aging_NN1 gracefully_AV0 ._SENT Want_VVB to_TO0 conduct_VVI a_AT0 field_NN1 study_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI what_DTQ longevity_NN1 looks_VVZ like_AV0 in_PRP practice_NN1 (_PUL not_XX0 to_TO0 mention_VVI in_PRP games_NN2 )_PUR ?_SENT Well_AV0 ,_PUN Tom_NP0 Brady_NP0 lives_VVZ and_CJC works_VVZ just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 miles_NN2 away_AV0 ._SENT 
For_PRP all_DT0 his_DPS manifold_AJ0 football_NN1 gifts_NN2 ,_PUN Brady_NP0 's_POS true_AJ0 superpower_NN1 is_VBZ his_DPS ability_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI time_NN1 ,_PUN stretch_VVB it_PNP out_AVP like_PRP the_AT0 resistance_NN1 bands_VVZ he_PNP uses_VVZ and_CJC then_AV0 double_VVB it_PNP back_AVP ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 44-year-old_AJ0 ,_PUN time_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 construct_NN1 ,_PUN measurable_AJ0 by_PRP ways_NN2 other_AJ0 than_CJS revolutions_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 say_VVI there_EX0 are_VBB parts_NN2 of_PRF me_PNP that_DT0 are_VBB 55_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP think_VVB there_EX0 's_VBZ parts_NN2 of_PRF me_PNP that_DT0 are_VBB 25_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Brady_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ parts_NN2 ?_SENT I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP 'm_VBB wise_AJ0 beyond_PRP my_DPS years_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP 've_VHB had_VHN a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 experience_NN1 packed_VVN into_PRP 44_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP go_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 tunnel_NN1 and_CJC onto_PRP the_AT0 field_NN1 ?_SENT Probably_AV0 mid-30s_CRD –_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN to_TO0 work_VVI really_AV0 hard_AJ0 to_TO0 feel_VVI good_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 demolition_NN1 derby_NN1 every_AT0 Sunday_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP feel_VVB 25_CRD when_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP the_AT0 locker_NN1 room_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 guys_NN2 ._SENT Which_DTQ is_VBZ probably_AV0 why_AVQ I_PNP still_AV0 do_VDB it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP explains_VVZ this_DT0 theory_NN1 of_PRF time_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 warm_AJ0 Tuesday_NP0 in_PRP November_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ seated_VVN inside_PRP a_AT0 Tampa_NP0 yacht_NN1 club_NN1 –_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 member_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ quick_AJ0 to_TO0 point_VVI out_AVP –_PUN that_DT0 looks_VVZ out_AVP over_PRP Hillsborough_NP0 Bay_NN1 and_CJC is_VBZ convenient_AJ0 to_PRP Brady_NP0 's_POS home_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP has_VHZ risen_VVN early_AV0 this_DT0 morning_NN1 (_PUL of_PRF course_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT Walking_VVG with_PRP energy_NN1 and_CJC purpose_NN1 he_PNP enters_VVZ the_AT0 main_AJ0 dining_NN1 room_NN1 carrying_VVG a_AT0 water_NN1 bottle_NN1 the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 fire_NN1 extinguisher_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ wearing_VVG designer_NN1 sweats_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 big_AJ0 ,_PUN warm_AJ0 smile_NN1 that_CJT makes_VVZ his_DPS teeth_NN2 look_VVB like_PRP a_AT0 row_NN1 of_PRF white_AJ0 iPod_NN1 Nanos_NN2 –_PUN kids_NN2 ,_PUN ask_VVB your_DPS parents_NN2 –_PUN aligned_VVN perfectly_AV0 inside_PRP his_DPS square_AJ0 jaw_NN1 ._SENT 
Back_AVP to_PRP time_NN1 :_PUN How_AVQ the_AT0 hell_NN1 is_VBZ he_PNP still_AV0 doing_VDG this_DT0 ,_PUN volunteering_VVG for_PRP those_DT0 weekly_AJ0 car_NN1 crashes_NN2 for_PRP months_NN2 and_CJC months_NN2 ,_PUN well_AV0 into_PRP his_DPS 40s_CRD ?_SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ complicated_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 like_CJS I_PNP wake_VVB up_AVP every_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN like_VVB ,_PUN Hey_ITJ ,_PUN man_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ another_DT0 sunny_AJ0 day_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ says_VVZ Brady_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ No_ITJ ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ like_AV0 ,_PUN All_DT0 right_NN1 ,_PUN let_VVB 's_POS grind_NN1 and_CJC move_VVB on_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 he_PNP quickly_AV0 adds_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ still_AV0 joy_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 competition_NN1 's_POS fun_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN uh_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB still_AV0 pretty_AV0 good_AJ0 at_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
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So_AV0 long_AJ0 as_CJS that_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 case_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 long_AJ0 as_CJS he_PNP can_VM0 continue_VVI finding_VVG fulfillment_NN1 ,_PUN Brady_NP0 will_VM0 play_VVI on_AVP ,_PUN thanks_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ fond_AJ0 of_PRF a_AT0 phrase_NN1 that_CJT suggests_VVZ continuity_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI that_CJT befits_VVZ someone_PNI so_AV0 committed_VVN to_PRP hydration_NN1 :_PUN Why_AVQ not_XX0 keep_VVI drinking_VVG ?_SENT 
If_CJS ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 manner_NN1 of_PRF Brady_NP0 's_POS career_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 extend_VVI that_DT0 analogy_NN1 :_PUN It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 just_AV0 that_CJT he_PNP is_VBZ still_AV0 drinking_VVG ;_PUN he_PNP is_VBZ chugging_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 indication_NN1 he_PNP 's_VBZ near_PRP the_AT0 bottom_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 glass_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP is_VBZ at_PRP an_AT0 age_NN1 when_CJS even_AV0 the_AT0 finest_AJS of_PRF his_DPS peers_NN2 are_VBB beyond_PRP their_DPS prime_NN1 ._SENT Roger_NP0 Federer_NP0 (_PUL 40_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Serena_NP0 Williams_NP0 (_PUL 40_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Albert_NP0 Pujols_NP0 (_PUL 41_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Tiger_NN1 Woods_NP0 (_PUL 45_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Titans_NN2 all_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 acclaimed_VVN for_PRP their_DPS athletic_AJ0 achievements_NN2 in_PRP 2021._CRD 
Then_AV0 there_EX0 is_VBZ Brady_NP0 ._SENT Still_AV0 pretty_AV0 good_AJ0 at_PRP it_PNP warrants_VVZ a_AT0 15-yard_AJ0 penalty_NN1 for_PRP flagrant_AJ0 understatement_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP continues_VVZ to_TO0 discharge_VVI his_DPS duties_NN2 with_PRP his_DPS customary_AJ0 ,_PUN clinical_AJ0 excellence_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP still_AV0 throws_VVZ with_PRP precision_NN1 and_CJC maneuvers_NN2 deftly_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 pocket_NN1 ._SENT Maybe_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS ever_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP maintains_VVZ command_NN1 of_PRF himself_PNX ,_PUN and_CJC by_PRP extension_NN1 his_DPS team_NN1 ,_PUN projecting_AJ0 comfort_NN1 ,_PUN evincing_VVG poise_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP matters_VVZ most_AV0 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP is_VBZ still_AV0 winning_AJ0 ._SENT 
Brady_NP0 started_VVD the_AT0 year_NN1 by_PRP piloting_VVG his_DPS new_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Tampa_NP0 Bay_NN1 Buccaneers_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP five_CRD straight_AJ0 wins_NN2 ,_PUN one_PNI to_TO0 end_VVI the_AT0 2020_CRD regular_AJ0 season_NN1 and_CJC four_CRD in_PRP the_AT0 playoffs_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 culmination_NN1 came_VVD on_PRP Feb._NP0 7_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS Brady_NP0 started_VVD his_DPS 10th_ORD Super_AJ0 Bowl_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP walked_VVD away_AV0 with_PRP his_DPS seventh_ORD ring_NN1 and_CJC was_VBD named_VVN Super_AJ0 Bowl_NN1 MVP_NP0 for_PRP the_AT0 fifth_ORD time_NN1 ,_PUN leaving_VVG his_DPS heel_NN1 print_NN1 on_PRP yet_AV0 another_DT0 NFL_NP0 season_NN1 ._SENT 
Early_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 offseason_NP0 Brady_NP0 flew_VVD to_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 and_CJC "_PUQ cleaned_VVN up_AVP "_PUQ (_PUL his_DPS phrase_NN1 )_PUR his_DPS left_AJ0 knee_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP this_DT0 season_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS 22nd_ORD ,_PUN he_PNP has_VHZ turned_VVN in_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 most_AV0 brilliant_AJ0 shifts_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS career_NN1 ._SENT Brady_NP0 leads_VVZ the_AT0 league_NN1 in_PRP touchdown_NN1 passes_NN2 (_PUL 34_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 unprecedented_AJ0 600th_ORD of_PRF his_DPS career_NN1 coming_VVG in_PRP October_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 Bucs_NP0 lead_NN1 the_AT0 league_NN1 in_PRP scoring_NN1 (_PUL 31.4_CRD points_NN2 per_PRP game_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT His_DPS team_NN1 is_VBZ 9-3_CRD ,_PUN and_CJC Brady_NP0 is_VBZ among_PRP the_AT0 favorites_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI named_VVN MVP_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP has_VHZ already_AV0 ,_PUN officially_AV0 ,_PUN taken_VVN this_DT0 honor_NN1 :_PUN Tom_NP0 Brady_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 2021_CRD Sports_NN2 Illustrated_AJ0 Sportsperson_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Year_NN1 ._SENT 
Brady_NP0 ,_PUN this_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ the_AT0 recipient_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 68th_ORD annual_AJ0 SOTY_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 –_PUN mind_VVB the_AT0 gap_NN1 –_PUN won_VVD the_AT0 honor_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS 52nd_ORD year_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD for_PRP his_DPS excellence_NN1 in_PRP 2005_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 time_NN1 when_AVQ cars_NN2 ran_VVD only_AV0 on_PRP gasoline_NN1 ,_PUN squarely_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 flip-phone_NN1 era_NN1 ._SENT How_AVQ long_AV0 ago_AV0 was_VBD this_DT0 ?_SENT In_PRP the_AT0 SI_NN1 article_NN1 celebrating_VVG Brady_NP0 there_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 reference_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS posing_NN1 once_AV0 while_CJS holding_VVG a_AT0 goat_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ describing_VVG a_AT0 bizarre_AJ0 photo_NN1 shoot_NN1 –_PUN not_XX0 nodding_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 GOAT_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 honorific_AJ0 that_CJT now_AV0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN accompanies_VVZ most_DT0 mentions_NN2 of_PRF Brady_NP0 ._SENT 
Titled_VVN "_PUQ The_AT0 Ultimate_AJ0 Teammate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 story_NN1 praises_VVZ Brady_NP0 for_PRP his_DPS work_NN1 ethic_NN1 (_PUL "_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 see_VVI his_DPS innate_AJ0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 carry_VVI the_AT0 logic_NN1 of_PRF practice_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 conclusion_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 game_NN1 "_PUQ )_PUR and_CJC his_DPS commitment_NN1 to_PRP incremental_AJ0 improvement_NN1 (_PUL "_PUQ the_AT0 grinding_AJ0 work_NN1 of_PRF constructing_VVG football_NN1 excellence_NN1 that_CJT pays_VVZ off_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 public_AJ0 performance_NN1 "_PUQ )_PUR ._SENT Brady_NP0 ,_PUN then_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS 20s_CRD ,_PUN speaks_VVZ cautiously_AV0 but_CJC describes_VVZ his_DPS passion_NN1 for_PRP football_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP love_VVB it_PNP so_AV0 ._SENT Just_AV0 running_VVG out_AVP there_AV0 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF 70_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ Also_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS sheepishness_NN1 about_PRP standing_VVG out_AVP :_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 showstopper_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 entertainer_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD much_AV0 rather_AV0 people_NN0 assume_VVB I_PNP 'm_VBB one_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 guys_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
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Brady_NP0 is_VBZ ,_PUN you_PNP might_VM0 say_VVI ,_PUN committed_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 role_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS organizing_AJ0 football_NN1 principles_NN2 are_VBB largely_AV0 unchanged_AJ0 ._SENT Same_DT0 for_PRP his_DPS leadership_NN1 traits_NN2 and_CJC his_DPS character_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC yet_AV0 in_PRP other_AJ0 ways_NN2 Brady_NP0 is_VBZ a_AT0 much_AV0 different_AJ0 man_NN1 than_CJS that_DT0 28-year-old_AJ0 bachelor_NN1 ._SENT Handed_VVN the_AT0 cover_NN1 from_PRP 2005_CRD ,_PUN he_PNP smiles_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB I_PNP recognize_VVI that_DT0 person_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ so_AV0 much_AV0 more_AV0 to_PRP me_PNP now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
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It_PNP happened_VVD not_XX0 even_AV0 two_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 and_CJC already_AV0 it_PNP carries_VVZ a_AT0 historic_AJ0 ring_NN1 ,_PUN cemented_VVN into_PRP those_DT0 hinge-point_NN1 New_NP0 England_NP0 moments_NN2 ,_PUN deserving_AJ0 of_PRF its_DPS own_DT0 shorthand_NN1 ,_PUN right_AV0 up_AVP there_AV0 with_PRP "_PUQ Revere_NP0 Rides_VVZ Through_PRP Town_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ "_PUQ Tea_NP0 Dumped_VVD in_PRP Harbor_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ Sox_NN2 Exorcise_VVB Curse_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC ,_PUN for_PRP that_DT0 matter_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP fall_NN1 of_PRF 2001_CRD :_PUN "_PUQ Backup_NN1 QB_NP0 Brady_NP0 Thrown_VVN Into_PRP Fray_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
On_PRP March_NP0 16_CRD ,_PUN 2020_CRD ,_PUN as_CJS COVID-19_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 ramping_VVG up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 U.S._NP0 ,_PUN Brady_NP0 drove_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 home_NN1 of_PRF Patriots_NN2 owner_NN1 Robert_NP0 Kraft_NP0 to_TO0 make_VVI official_AJ0 what_DTQ he_PNP had_VHD decided_VVN privately_AV0 months_NN2 before_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS Brady_NP0 recalled_VVD to_PRP Howard_NP0 Stern_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD crying_VVG ._SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB a_AT0 very_AV0 emotional_AJ0 person_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ After_PRP 20_CRD unbroken_AJ0 years_NN2 with_PRP New_NP0 England_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Brady_NP0 to_TO0 Become_VVI Free_AJ0 Agent_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Brady_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 arrive_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 decision_NN1 easily_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP knew_VVD well_AV0 that_CJT this_DT0 stay-or-go_AJ0 athlete_NN1 dilemma_NN1 tends_VVZ to_TO0 yield_VVI mixed_AJ0 results_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 player_NN1 with_PRP whom_PNQ he_PNP always_AV0 will_VM0 be_VBI bracketed_VVN ,_PUN Peyton_NP0 Manning_NP0 ,_PUN left_VVD Indianapolis_NP0 for_PRP Denver_NP0 ,_PUN won_VVD a_AT0 Super_AJ0 Bowl_NN1 and_CJC never_AV0 played_VVD another_DT0 NFL_NP0 down_AVP ._SENT That_DT0 was_VBD nearly_AV0 six_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 day_NN1 Brady_NP0 won_VVD his_DPS first_ORD Super_AJ0 Bowl_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP 2002_CRD ,_PUN Michael_NP0 Jordan_NP0 was_VBD playing_VVG ,_PUN unmemorably_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP the_AT0 Washington_NP0 Wizards_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC Brady_NP0 still_AV0 winces_VVZ when_CJS he_PNP recalls_VVZ when_CJS ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 teenage_AJ0 49ers_NN2 fan_NN1 in_PRP San_NP0 Mateo_NP0 ,_PUN Calif._NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP learned_VVD that_CJT his_DPS idol_NN1 ,_PUN Joe_NP0 Montana_NP0 ,_PUN was_VBD decamping_VVG late_AV0 in_PRP his_DPS career_NN1 to_PRP Kansas_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT 
Two_CRD days_NN2 after_CJS Brady_NP0 met_VVD with_PRP Kraft_NP0 ,_PUN Arians_NN2 sat_VVD in_PRP his_DPS home_NN1 with_PRP Bucs_NP0 general_AJ0 manager_NN1 Jason_NP0 Licht_NP0 ._SENT For_PRP months_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD been_VBN running_VVG point_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 recruiting_NN1 mission_NN1 they_PNP called_VVD Operation_NN1 Shoeless_AJ0 Joe_NP0 Jackson_NP0 ._SENT (_PUL Field_NN1 of_PRF Dreams_NN2 ..._PUN get_VVB it_PNP ?_SENT )_PUR That_DT0 afternoon_NN1 Brady_NP0 called_VVD Arians_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ passed_VVD the_AT0 phone_NN1 to_PRP Licht_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ recalls_VVZ that_CJT when_CJS Brady_NP0 began_VVD the_AT0 conversation_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Hey_ITJ ,_PUN babe_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ it_PNP was_VBD safe_AJ0 to_TO0 assume_VVI the_AT0 Buccaneers_NN2 had_VHD their_DPS man_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 phone_NN1 call_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD during_PRP COVID_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Licht_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC it_PNP was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 biggest_AJS moments_NN2 in_PRP franchise_NN1 history_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
First_ORD came_VVD the_AT0 yuks_NN2 ._SENT Brady_NP0 was_VBD going_VVG to_PRP Florida_NP0 ,_PUN because_CJS ..._PUN Florida_NP0 ._SENT Where_AVQ else_AV0 do_VDB well-preserved_AJ0 Northeasterners_NN2 go_VVB when_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ time_NN1 to_TO0 throttle_VVI back_AVP ?_SENT Then_AV0 came_VVD the_AT0 cynicism_NN1 ._SENT Brady_NP0 was_VBD availing_VVG himself_PNX either_AV0 of_PRF the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS lack_NN1 of_PRF personal_AJ0 income_NN1 tax_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 congenial_AJ0 weather_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 Buccaneers_NN2 '_POS soft_AJ0 expectations_NN2 ._SENT Here_AV0 was_VBD a_AT0 franchise_NN1 that_CJT ,_PUN pre-Brady_AJ0 ,_PUN had_VHD an_AT0 all-time_AJ0 winning_AJ0 percentage_NN1 of_PRF .386_CRD (_PUL 267-424-1_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 worst_AJS of_PRF any_DT0 major_AJ0 men_NN2 's_POS U.S._NP0 pro_NN1 team_NN1 ._SENT 
Brady_NP0 ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ nothing_PNI if_CJS not_XX0 a_AT0 pragmatist_NN1 ._SENT Tampa_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 market_NN1 with_PRP low-intensity_AJ0 lighting_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC still_AV0 a_AT0 short_AJ0 flight_NN1 away_AV0 from_PRP his_DPS son_NN1 Jack_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ lives_VVZ in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT Brady_NP0 is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 football_NN1 pragmatist_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP saw_VVD a_AT0 team_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 loaded_AJ0 defense_NN1 ,_PUN exceptional_AJ0 skill-position_NN1 players_NN2 and_CJC sturdy_AJ0 offensive_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 saw_VVD the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 invigorating_AJ0 culture_NN1 change_NN1 ._SENT Arians_NN2 ,_PUN 69_CRD ,_PUN was_VBD born_VVN within_PRP six_CRD months_NN2 of_PRF Bill_NP0 Belichick_NP0 but_CJC cuts_VVZ a_AT0 different_AJ0 figure_NN1 –_PUN enjoying_VVG ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP does_VDZ ,_PUN laughter_NN1 ,_PUN self-deprecation_NN1 ,_PUN motorcycle_NN1 rides_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 reputation_NN1 as_CJS perhaps_AV0 the_AT0 least_AV0 autocratic_AJ0 coach_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 NFL_NP0 ._SENT 
But_CJC that_DT0 was_VBD only_AV0 the_AT0 start_NN1 ._SENT Brady_NP0 laughs_VVZ as_CJS he_PNP plays_VVZ the_AT0 compare-and-contrast_AJ0 game_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ different_AJ0 conference_NN1 ,_PUN different_AJ0 division_NN1 ,_PUN different_AJ0 coaches_NN2 ,_PUN different_AJ0 offense_NN1 ,_PUN different_AJ0 terminology_NN1 ,_PUN different_AJ0 players_NN2 ,_PUN different_AJ0 drive_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 stadium_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Determined_VVN that_CJT the_AT0 divorce_NN1 remains_VVZ amicable_AJ0 ,_PUN Brady_NP0 gently_AV0 reroutes_VVZ conversation_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 Pats_VVZ ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 he_PNP will_VM0 say_VVI :_PUN "_PUQ Our_DPS team_NN1 here_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB there_EX0 are_VBB more_DT0 voices_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ fine_AJ0 ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ different_AJ0 ways_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI successful_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
With_PRP Brady_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Bucs_NP0 started_VVD out_AVP 7_CRD –_PUN 5._CRD In_PRP New_NP0 England_NP0 this_DT0 might_VM0 have_VHI marked_VVN a_AT0 crisis_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL "_PUQ Belichick_NP0 always_AV0 had_VHD a_AT0 saying_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Brady_NP0 recalls_VVZ ._SENT 
