Don't bet on a quarterback swap between the and . Yes, will Cesar Ruiz Jersey as the Bucs announced his signing on Friday, but free agent quarterback , who has spent his entire career with Tampa, doesn't appear to be heading to Foxborough anytime soon. asked a "high ranking Patriots official" if the club had any interest in bringing in Winston and noted that it is "unlikely at this juncture." Giardi followed that report up by noting Bill Belichick has long valued protecting the football, which hasn't been a strong suit of Winston's over the course of his five-year NFL career.Despite leading the league with 5,109 yards pa sing in 2019, Winston threw a league-high 30 interceptions. Those turnovers are what led the Buccaneers to head in a different direction and pursue Tom Brady, who has 29 interceptions in the previous four years combined, and is what is likely keeping him from being looked at as a bigger free agent prize this offseason. At this point, most starting spots under center are pretty much solidified throughout the league, which may force Winston to accept a backup role on some franchise's roster.As for New England, it could simply look to go internal to fill the GOAT-sized void under center and look to second-year quarterback as the starter for 2019. The club also has veteran under contract for 2020 and it wouldn't be too surprising if they brought in another lower-level veteran to compete for the job.If they were to make a bit of a flashier transaction, quarterback and former NFL MVP in Carolina's are firmly on the trade block. Whichever direction they go, they likely won't make a hasty decision simply because Brady walked out the door. As he does often, Bill Belichick will lay in the weeds and make a calculative next and first step in the post-Brady era. The only thing we know currently is that Winston isn't a part of that future. Austin Reiter Jersey