It became known as Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson.

So we, you know, then throughout the process,

SpyTech would pop into my office, or Mike Beale, my college director,

or Mike Greenberg, our cap guy, or Rob McCartney, my pro director,

and just like every once in a while would say, hey,

go the distance and drop little lines from field of dream. So it was a fun time. It was,

you know, they were just trying to keep my, you know, keep my sanity, but also realize, hey, this

could happen.

Jason Light, Buccaneers GM earlier this week with Peter King on his podcast.

Made little news in kind of an accidental throwaway discussion about Tom Brady,

preparing to wear number seven with the Buccaneers because he

didn't want Chris Gobwin to have to give up number 12.

Godwin ultimately gave up number 12 because who in their right mind wouldn't give up

number 12 to Tom Brady.

But that was a neat little story.

Number seven for seven Super Bowl wins.

You know, it's hard enough still to process seeing Tom Brady in a Buccaneers uniform,

even after 19 games.

It would be incredibly harder to see him in a Buccaneers uniform with number seven instead

of number 12.

Well, I mean, it would be hard for him.

I think they could never have given away Martin Grammatica's number, Mike.

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