The Minnesota Vikings defeated the hated Green Bay Packers on Sunday, 24-10, despite losing veteran starting quarterback Kirk Cousins for the season to a torn Achilles tendon.
The win moved the Vikings to 4-4 on the season, good for second place in the NFC North. The win was their third in a row.
The Vikings didn’t make any trades to fill the void to left by Cousins’ injury. However, they could still sign future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.
Brady is currently retired and recently saw his effort to buy a minority stake in the Raiders, which would forbid him from playing, stall as numerous owners griped about the price.
Legendary NFL blogger Mike Florio was the first to present the theory that the Vikings should call Brady.
“Am I the only one thinking the Vikings should call Tom Brady?” Florio asked on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
He wasn’t alone, either, as many Vikings fans pointed out that their social media had been taken over by fellow fans wanting the same result.
The NFL world was quick to react to the unlikely theory:
If Tom Brady decides to unretire so he can live in Minnesota in the winter so he can play half a season for an average Vikings team, he might need to be checked into an insane asylum. https://t.co/14Gi6sHncY
— Matt Robinson (@StatMatt2718) October 29, 2023
Kwesi trying to get ahold of Tom Brady to come out of retirement for the Vikings.#skol https://t.co/yB48rEXctN pic.twitter.com/KW5WRyZmsA
— Marissa Voss™ (@marissavoss) October 29, 2023
No half of vikings Twitter is calling for it https://t.co/6VXIciNFCt
— B (@Minnyfilipino) October 29, 2023
He’s won a Super Bowl for every team he’s played for ¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/QytIiLtqK8
— Les Vegetables🌲 (@Toablarone) October 29, 2023
Can we let Tom Brady enjoy his family? https://t.co/JEPomo952M
— KG (@ThesingingKG) October 29, 2023
Am I the only one thinking he would just let it go to voicemail? https://t.co/XJZbYd1xrI
— Ryan (@GatorRyan) October 29, 2023
The Vikings are next in action on Sunday when they head to Georgia to face the Atlanta Falcons in NFC play.
