Tom Brady-Dolphins Rumors Called 'Fake News' by Miami HC Mike McDaniel

Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said there was nothing to the rumors about the team trading for Tom Brady.

"The Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback? That's, what do you call it…fake news," McDaniel told reporters Monday.

Dale Arnold of NESN tweeted on March 24: "Would not be surprised if Tom Brady didn't play for [the] Buccaneers next season. Try a little further South." Arnold later told Merloni & Fauria that the two sides were "working on it."

Other reporters have denied the rumor, with Jeff Howe of The Athletic reporting there was "nothing happening between Tom Brady and the Dolphins" while the quarterback was spending recent weeks recruiting free agents to Tampa Bay.

Brady initially retired after last season but announced his return shortly before free agency.

The Buccaneers have since re-signed key players such as Chris Godwin, Leonard Fournette, Ryan Jensen and Carlton Davis while adding Russell Gage and others. After a divisional-round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the squad should once again be a contender to take home a Super Bowl.

Miami, meanwhile, is seeking a return to the playoffs after finishing 9-8 last season.

And McDaniel is ready to go into the year with Tua Tagovailoa as his quarterback.

"I'm really excited moving forward because the guy has some skills that I think are untapped," the new coach said of Tagovailoa on Good Morning Football. "I think it's important that you empower the quarterback with the rest of the players around him and the scheme you bring forth. So, I think his best days are in front of him. And that's a really cool piece of the process to be part of as a coach."

The Dolphins notably added six-time Pro Bowl receiver Tyreek Hill, who praised his new quarterback at his introductory press conference.

"Tua is one of the most accurate QBs in the NFL," Hill said Thursday. "Just his ball placement, getting us the ball in space, perfect placement, and us just utilizing our speed, our best asset."

It certainly seems the Dolphins are not targeting Brady or any other quarterback this offseason.