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Tom Brady kicked everything into motion just in time. On Sunday, March 13, 40 days after he had announced his intention to walk away from football after 22 seasons, Brady thrilled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their fans by revealing that he had changed his mind and would, in fact, be playing in 2022. That very welcome announcement landed three days before the opening of NFL free agency and just one day before the start of the 'legal tampering' that is effectively the opening bell for negotiations all around the league. New contracts for Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen and star cornerback Carlton Davis soon followed, as did the free agency acquisition of former Atlanta wideout Russell Gage and a trade for Patriots guard Shaq Mason. In less than a week, the Buccaneers' 2022 season went from a murky proposition with an unsolved issue at quarterback to a rerun of last year's 'keep the band together' approach to another championship run.