Tom Brady Denies Calling Ryan Fitzpatrick 'That Motherf--ker' on 'The Shop'

Tom Brady had another source of vexation when he was looking at the free agent landscape in 2020.

Ryan Fitzpatrick was not the "motherf--ker" that the player referred to in an episode of The Shop, according to the player.

Brady said on the show that one team was interested in him before he backed out. He wondered if he was sticking with that motherf--ker.

Fitzpatrick said in an interview that he thought he was the quarterback in question.

Fitzpatrick was right about a lot of things.

The Miami Dolphins were thought to be an option for Brady in 2020, but a tampering investigation by the NFL showed how far back their interest in Brady was. The Miami vice chairman had improper communications with Brady when he was still a member of the New England team.

When Brady made his final decision in free agency, Fitzpatrick was the starter for the 2020 season. Tua Tagovailoa was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.

You could understand why Miami was taken aback by the withdrawal.

The mystery is still unresolved. The internet detectives will have to find out who else it was.