The front office of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a code name for their pursuit of Tom Brady in free agency.

They referred to it as Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson.

The name was hatched by John Spytek, Tampa Bay's director of player personnel and a former teammate of Brady's for one season at Michigan. Spytek is a huge fan of the movie Field of Dreams.

The Buccaneers have not been to the playoffs in 12 seasons, the second-longest streak in the NFL.