Tom Brady, Dolphins had plans for quarterback to join team after 'retiring': reports

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Tom Brady had a master plan to join the Miami Dolphins after announcing his retirement from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and bring coach Sean Payton with him, but the Brian Flores lawsuit threw the scheme into disarray, according to multiple reports.

Brady initially announced his decision to retire from the NFL on the morning of Feb. 1. Brady was set to be named a minority owner of the Dolphins the week before the Super Bowl, Pro Football Talk reported Thursday. Miami would have reportedly contacted the New Orleans Saints about gaining the contractual rights to Payton to bring him on as their head coach.

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross speaks during a news conference in Davie, Fla.  (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

According to the Boston Globe on Friday, Miami making Brady a high-level team executive would have been the quarterback’s way out of Tampa Bay. The Dolphins could have reportedly approached the Bucs about a trade for his contractual rights to come back and play quarterback during the 2022 season.

Flores’ lawsuit threw a wrench into the plans, according to the Globe. 

The Dolphins and team owner Stephen Ross were named in the former head coach's racial discrimination lawsuit. In the suit, Flores said he was let go because he refused to "tank" to get a high draft pick. He also claimed Ross told him that he would be compensated for each Dolphins loss and general manager Chris Grier said Ross was "mad" over the team’s wins.

Additionally, the lawsuit claimed Ross pressured Flores to recruit a "prominent quarterback" for the 2020 season and that he