American novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote “You Can’t Go Home Again” about returning to the place you remember only to find it’s not the same. In essence, our memories of the way things were seldom line up with the reality of how things are now. However, in Tom Brady’s case, returning home to the Bay Area and finishing out his career in the uniform of his favorite childhood team, the 49ers, might actually make some real sense. Going home might be the best place for him.
Now, before we get into this, I want to be clear: I’ve resisted from playing the ‘Where is Tom Going’ game, in part because we don’t have a clear understanding of the new CBA if the players do approve it and also because, honestly, I’m unwilling to wrap my head around the idea that Brady could play for a team other than the Patriots. I might get there at some point, but I am not there yet. But, for the sake of this column and because NFL fans across the...
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