Tom Brady: 5 Possible Destinations & 5 Possible Replacements

1. Destination: LA Chargers

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, celebrates with head coach Bill Belichick after defeating the Miami Dolphins 41-13 in an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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This is where everyone is predicting Brady will go. Is Phillip Rivers done? It would possibly be the only time we'd see a team replace a too old player with an even older player. Rivers has been one of the best QBs of his generation but never got to the promised land like his peers Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning. He's also never really seemed happy with the move from San Diego.

The Chargers are moving into a big shiny new stadium next season, and they need to sell tickets. They struggle to have a home crowd as it is now in a very small (for NFL standards) temporary stadium. Brady could be the fix to draw interest to the team and also finally get them over the hump with a deep playoff run that Rivers could never deliver. This would be Brady coming home to California to finish his career. I don't think his wife, Gisele, would mind living close to Hollywood either.

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