Patriots' Jerod Mayo doubts Tom Brady wants to play quarterback for his old team

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With Tom Brady recently saying he’s "not opposed" to another NFL return, New England Patriots first-year head coach Jerod Mayo was asked if he could see his former teammate returning to his old team. 

Mayo is all for Brady returning, but he’s thinking more along the lines of coaching – not playing quarterback. 

"I love Tom, and the door is always open if he wants to come in here and coach," Mayo told WEEI Radio. "But as far as going on the field, I don’t know. But if he comes here, once again, going back to the, ‘Hey, the best player will play,’ you’ve gotta come in here and compete, and he loves competition. I doubt he’s gonna be walking through these doors any time soon."

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Tom Brady is trying to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. (Gilbert Flores/Getty Images)

Brady made an appearance on "DeepCut" with barber VicBlends, where he discussed the possibility of once again coming out of retirement. 

"I’m not opposed to it," he said. "I don’t know if they are going to let me if I become an owner of an NFL team. I’m always going to be in good shape. I’ll always be able to throw the ball. So, to come in for a little bit, like [Michael Jordan] coming back, I don’t know if they would let me. But I wouldn’t be opposed to it."

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Brady is trying to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, which has been known for quite some time. 

But, if Brady were to come back, it likely won’t be with the Patriots due to what they want to achieve with the quarterback position heading into the 2024 season.