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Isaiah Houde

Here’s reportedly why Dolphins owner ‘badly wanted’ Tom Brady in Miami

Tom Brady’s plans following retirement took many intriguing turns.

Reports came out on Thursday by ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio that Brady was extremely close to becoming a minority owner and the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. Brady retired on Feb. 1 and he was going to announce his move to Miami as soon as the following week around the Super Bowl.  The Dolphins, as previously reported, were also in pursuit of landing Sean Payton to coach the team.

But, Brian Flores’ lawsuit happened to come on the same day that Brady retired. He filed a class-action discrimination lawsuit that slowed down the track of bringing in a white coach and minority owner.

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