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Mar 18, 2022

Not long after the NFL’s free-agent negotiating period began Monday, Russell Gage had just finished talking to his agent about his potential options, and was taking out the trash. - His phone rang, and the GOAT was on the other end. - At first, Gage thought there was no way that Tom Brady was actually calling him, trying to recruit him to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for another potential Super Bowl run. - Gage told the media Friday he eventually realized that it was indeed Brady, and that “he didn’t have to say much” to convince the veteran pass-catcher to leave the Atlanta Falcons after four seasons to join their NFC South rivals in Tampa Bay. - The Bucs made it official with Gage on Friday, signing him to a three-year deal reportedly worth $30 million. - Brady’s recruiting ability has been a huge factor in Tampa Bay’s 29-10 run over the past two seasons, and now that he’s back for a third season with the Bucs, he’s still convincing players to come along for the ride. - - List - - NFL free agency: Tracking all the latest Bucs news, rumors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bucs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bucs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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