Matthew Berry Reveals 2 a.m. Bar Tip Behind Tom Brady's 2020 Buccaneers Scoop

Q: Who was the unnamed Buccaneers insider that leaked the biggest free agency secret in NFL history over late-night drinks?

The unnamed Buccaneers insider has not been publicly identified, and there is no verified reporting that reveals who it was. What is known is limited to Matthew Berry’s account: he said he heard the tip around 2 a.m. at an NFL Combine bar from someone connected to the Buccaneers organization, who insisted Tampa Bay had spoken with Tom Brady and believed it had a real chance to sign him. Berry later printed Tampa Bay as the team to watch, and the report proved accurate. Because Berry has said he did not reveal his source, any attempt to name the person would be speculation rather than fact. The available reporting supports only that it was a Buccaneers-connected source, not that it was a specific executive, coach, scout or staffer. So the best factual answer is that the insider remains unknown publicly.

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 31

Matthew Berry said he first learned Tom Brady could join Tampa Bay from a Buccaneers employee during a 2 a.m. drinking session at the 2020 NFL Combine.
Berry told OutKick the official said the Buccaneers had worked Brady out, held talks with him and believed the race was down to Tampa Bay and the Raiders.
At the time, Brady had left New England and was more commonly linked to the Chargers, Raiders and Colts, leaving Berry's Tampa prediction widely doubted.
An NFL insider later texted that Berry was "onto something," and Brady ultimately signed with Tampa Bay and won a Super Bowl in his first season.