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We're Tutscher and Rich Bert Breer from MMQB in studio. Bert Breer who's been scooped. It's an article that is lit the town on fire by a man by name Seth Wickersham, and he's kind enough to join us on the 18TX word. Seth Wickersham, thank you for joining us, sir. It's my pleasure, guys. Thanks for having me. Well, I'll tell you this is you got the town of Blaze, my friend.

You got everyone talking about. Seth Wickersham, thank you for joining us, sir. It's my pleasure, guys.

Thanks for having me.

Well, I'll tell you this is you've got the town of Blaze, my friend.

You got everyone talking. You gave us four hours of radio today, and for that I thank you. My pleasure. You know, all my in-laws live in Boston, so, you know, I texted them last night. I was like, tomorrow might be one of those days you don't want to say you're related to you.

That's right.

You've got to protect yourself.

All right.

So, Seth, the speculation about why now. Like, how did you start hearing about this stuff? When did you realize that there might be some meat to it that you could write an article? Take us through that process. Sure. Well, I wrote an article.

I co-authored a story with Tom's, you know, an ESPN magazine cover story in early November about Brady and Garoppolo and TV12.

So it was interesting to dive into that world then. And then right before that story was published, was when, I think the

night before it was published, was when Garoppolo was traded, and it went counter to everything

that I had heard and been told and made, you know, and it just didn't add up, and it didn't,

not just add up for me, it didn't add up for people in the building, because they were like,

this thing came out of nowhere, and why would the game's most shrewd, long-term

strategist trade two backup quarterbacks in a two-month span when your starter is 40 years old

and on the injury report? And that was the question that I wanted to answer.

Now, how much blowback did you get to this story while you were talking to the people involved

with the Patriots?

Well, blowback, when I was reporting the story, you listen.

You know?

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