INDIANAPOLIS — Maybe there’s still a way that Bruce Arians can convince Tom Brady to come out of retirement.
“Let’s play golf,” the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach suggested.
Golf, of course, with a wager.
“I beat your ass, you’re coming back,” Arians proposed.
Nice try. Appeal to the competitive fire that undoubtedly still burns inside of Brady, one of the NFL’s greatest competitors ever.
Arians, chatting with a small group of media during the NFL scouting combine on Tuesday, sounds like the guy willing to do almost anything to lure Brady back to the Bucs.
Yet he’s also a realist. Despite the recent admission from Brady that he could change his mind and resume his career, Arians realizes that’s a long shot.
Asked if he’d be surprised if Brady reversed his retirement course, the Bucs coach said, “Yeah, because of the reasons he gave when he left.”
Brady, 44, took his seven Super Bowl rings into retirement last month and professed that he left the game to spend more time with his…