TAMPA, Fla. — If every good fairy tale begins this way, then let us start with this exact moment two years ago. Once Upon a Time …
A football coach began his press briefing at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. Bruce Arians talked about the uncertainty of Jameis Winston’s future before being asked the type of free-agent quarterback he might pick up the phone to call.
“Tom Brady,” he said, and a new era in Tampa Bay history instantly kicked off.
