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Dan Benton

Sean Payton says he tried to convince Giants to draft Tom Brady in 2000

Tom Brady in New York Giants blue? The NFL world would have been very different had that come to fruition back in 2000. And Sean Payton says if he had his way, it would have.

While appearing on the “Green Light” podcast with retired defensive end Chris Long, Payton says he tried and failed to convince the Giants to draft Brady in 2000. At the time, Payton was the team’s offensive coordinator and shared agents with who we now know as the G.O.A.T.

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