Tom Brady's final season in the NFL has gone from bad to worse. The legendary quarterback may not be doing too badly with the ball, but he seems a shell fo his former self in a number of ways. His arguing on the touchline with team-mates and inability to stop getting hit have left many wondering why he returned.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, widely regarded as the finest player of all time, signed a new contract upon reversing his retirement decision, and it seems a hidden clause in that deal may well be the reason for his season going off the rails.
Brady's new contract gave him the freedom to take Wednesdays off, a sign of just how much power he has within the team. But as many have pointed out, a team can only be a team when everyone is pulling in the right direction and putting in the same amount of effort.
