Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots would prefer to keep Tom Brady in free agency.

"At a price, yeah," said Tom E. Curran on WEEI. "From all I've gathered, he would prefer to have Tom playing QB in 2020...if it comes to a crossroads, [Belichick] can easily get his mind around saying goodbye [to Brady] as well..."

The Patriots don't have a quarterback in waiting to replace Brady, but veterans like Marcus Mariota and Andy Dalton could be acquired.