"Not only do I want it, our fans are clamoring for it and to us he has always been and always will be a Patriot and we will … do everything in our power to bring him back, have him sign off as a Patriot and find ways to honor him for many years to come" -- Patriots owner Robert Kraft, on wanting to sign QB Tom Brady to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Patriot ( "CNN This Morning," CNN, 2/2).
"Tom’s already got his partially mapped out. He’s got the Fox contract, he is the G.O.A.T. and there’s really no one that compares to Tom Brady so I think he can write his ticket. The endorsements will come flooding in" -- Podcast host and former NBC Sports sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, on Tom Brady’s post-retirement plans ( "The Bottom Line," Fox Business, 2/1).
