Brandon LaFell chose New England Patriots because of Brady

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According to ESPN, Brandon LaFell told reporters in a conference call that he chose to sign in New England because of the chance to win. Oh, and being able to play with a Hall of Fame quarterback helped as well, per ESPN.

“One day Cam [Newton] will be there, probably, but he’s not there now,” LaFell said of Hall of Fame status. “I feel like it was a better chance to come up here and get more balls and win than it was in Carolina. Nothing against those guys. It’s a great organization and those guys are going to win, but it’s proven up here, man. We were winning last year in Carolina. These guys were winning up here the last 10-plus years. So why not come to a winning organization?”

Carolina is on their way up (maybe), but as LaFell points out, Cam Newton is not on Tom Brady's level just yet. And the Patriots are used to winning year in and year out, whereas it's unclear if Carolina's 2 seed last season was a fluke or if it's going to become a yearly thing. Signing with New England gives LaFell a chance of winning as long as he stays in New England. And, like I mentioned above, playing with a guaranteed Hall of Famer. And maybe he'll even give Tom a high-5.


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