The more things change, the more they stay the same.<\/span><\/p>\n While several big-name quarterbacks have been on the move in the NFL’s off-season, one man just won’t go away.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Just 40 days after announcing his retirement, <\/span>Tom Brady said in March he is coming back<\/span><\/a> for a remarkable 23rd season.<\/span><\/p>\n Despite having already won a record seven Super Bowls, with two different teams, the 45-year-old feels he has “a lot of unfinished business” with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/span><\/p>\n The Bucs are again expected to battle it out with Aaron Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers and last season’s Super Bowl winners, the Los Angeles Rams, for the NFC Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n And although Brady’s U-turn was big news, Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson joined new teams in two of the most valuable trades in NFL history.<\/span><\/p>\n Wilson’s move to Denver has thrust the Broncos into contention alongside the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West, with all three set to challenge Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills for the AFC crown.<\/span><\/p>\n The winners of each Conference will meet at Super Bowl 57 in Arizona on 12 February. <\/span><\/p>\n And the new season begins where the last one ended, at LA’s SoFi Stadium as the Rams host the Bills, who are favourites to succeed them as NFL champions (01:20 BST, Friday).<\/span><\/p>\n Tampa Bay promoted defensive coordinator Todd Bowles to become their new head coach and they were preparing for a transitional year until Brady’s change of heart.<\/span><\/p>\n And it wasn’t just a sentimental return as he remains one of the best in the business.<\/span><\/p>\n Two seasons ago he led the Bucs to a Super Bowl victory, then last season he led the league for passing yards and touchdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n When he does finally retire, he will become Fox Sports’ lead NFL analyst on a 10-year deal worth $375m (\u00a3325m). When that will be, not even Brady knows.<\/span><\/p>\n “Could this be my last year? Absolutely,” he said. “I would say it’s year to year.”<\/span><\/p>\n Jack Crawford, the British defensive end who <\/span>called time on his 10-year NFL career in May,<\/span><\/a> told BBC Sport: “Sometimes when a great player decides to keep going they bite off a bit more than they can chew. It can affect their legacy, but I don’t think that will happen with Tom Brady.<\/span><\/p>\n “If you’ve got Tom Brady on your roster, you’re always going to be a contender, no matter what.”<\/span><\/p>\n The Rams went all in to make sure they reached the Super Bowl in their own house and the gamble paid off, as new quarterback Matthew Stafford and mid-season signings Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr helped them win a second NFL title.<\/span><\/p>\n There was soon talk of the Rams ‘running it back’, but the Bills lured Miller to Buffalo, while Beckham Jr is still recovering from the torn ACL he suffered in the Super Bowl.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Aaron Donald has signed an improved contract, making the three-time Defensive Player of the Year the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, and the <\/span>rest of the Rams’ stars remain.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Their main NFC rivals are expected to be the Bucs, the Packers and the San Francisco 49ers, where Trey Lance has replaced Jimmy Garoppolo as the starting quarterback.<\/span><\/p>\n And with Brady back, Jameis Winston established as the starting QB at the New Orleans Saints, Marcus Mariota the Atlanta Falcons’ new QB and Christian McCaffrey back from injury for the Carolina Panthers, Crawford sees the NFC South as one to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s an interesting division,” he said. “I can’t wait to see how it shakes out because, before Brady got there, it was starting to get a bit stale.”<\/span><\/p>\n Denver were linked with Aaron Rodgers, who was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for a fourth time last season, before the 38-year-old signed a <\/span>record contract extension<\/span><\/a> at Green Bay.<\/span><\/p>\n Instead, the Broncos signed Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks, handing the 33-year-old a five-year deal to 2029 worth $245m (\u00a3212m).<\/span><\/p>\n The last two seasons have seen veteran quarterbacks win the Super Bowl in their first year with their new team. Will the formula work for Denver too?<\/span><\/p>\n “When Seattle had an offensive line that were all on the same page, there was nothing Russell Wilson couldn’t do,” said Crawford. “Now let’s see what Denver’s offensive line is like.”<\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere, the <\/span>Cleveland Browns signed Deshaun Watson<\/span><\/a> from the Houston Texans on a five-year deal worth $230m, but the 26-year-old is <\/span>suspended for the first 11 games<\/span><\/a> after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.<\/span><\/p>\n The first game Watson will be available for is against Houston. His arrival in Cleveland saw Baker Mayfield head to Carolina and his first game for the Panthers is against his former team this Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n Fellow quarterbacks Carson Wentz (Washington Commanders) and Matt Ryan (Indianapolis Colts) have also moved, while <\/span>Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement<\/span><\/a> means the Pittsburgh Steelers will begin the season with a new starting QB, Mitch Trubisky, for the first time since 2004.<\/span><\/p>\nBrady’s back – but for how long?<\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/span>Can the Rams run it back?<\/h3>\n
Wilson move part of quarterback carousel<\/h3>\n
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<\/span><\/span>Defensive rookies aim to make their mark<\/h3>\n