The pundits would have us believe there is a real possibility that Tom Brady is leaving New England.

Chatter about the GOAT exiting the Patriots has been growing louder and louder over the past few weeks and reached a crescendo Thursday when the NFL Network reported that the quarterback and the team he has won six Super Bowls for is “moving on.”

I, however, won’t believe it until I see it.

The history of aging legends finishing their careers with another team is not a good one.

Think Franco Harris in Seattle.

Think Emmit Smith in Arizona.

Think Tony Dorsett in Denver.

Think Johnny Unitas and Joe Namath with the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams.

Most of the time it doesn’t work. And it just looks ... weird.

But Brady seems to want to write a different ending to his career than that of Harris, Smith, Dorsett, Unitas, Namath and others who have tried to author a final act in a different city.

If anyone can do it, Brady can.

So, if he indulge the rumors just for a second, where will he land?

There’s as many theories about that as there has been Brady touchdown passes.

The most likely destination is the Los Angeles Chargers, who are moving into a spiffy new stadium and moving on from their own aging signal caller.

Right behind the Chargers in the hypothetical Brady sweepstakes is the Oakland, er, Las Vegas Raiders — another team looking to make a big splash.

And Oakland, er, Las Vegas coach Jon Gruden sure does love his graybeard quarterbacks.

As Rich Gannon once so perfectly put, “Jon Gruden loves dating quarterbacks; he just doesn’t love marrying them.”

If Brady jilts those two teams, where he lands — if he does, in fact, leave his buddy Bill Belichick, is anyone’s guess.

That hasn’t stopped people from guessing with some pretty crazy theories.

One such outlandish one has Brady going to the 49ers, who in turn would trade Jimmy Garoppolo back to the Patriots for draft picks.

I did a spit-take when I heard that one.

Why would San Francisco do such a thing? Hint: they wouldn’t.

Another ridiculous theory has Brady going to the Tennessee Titans because he and coach Mike Vrabel apparently have a bromance.

Can you picture Brady in a Titans’ uniform? Neither do I.

The winner for most ridiculous destination for Brady goes to Tampa Bay.

Yes, The Buccaneers have been linked to No. 12.

First of all, Brady is a very bad fit for Bruce Arians’ offense. Second of all, it’s Tampa Bay.

Of course, there is always Pittsburgh as a landing spot for Brady.

Say Ben Roethlisberger blows his arm out throwing a Nerf football in a gym somewhere in the next two weeks and the Steelers suddenly are in the market for an experienced quarterback.

I would think they would make a run at Brady.

I’d like to see Brady in Black and Gold, bringing Terry Bradshaw’s number out of mothballs, just to see the reaction from the Steelers’ fanbase which has been conditioned for 20 years to hate the guy with a passion.

Steeler fans may simultaneously vomit at the word he signed with Pittsburgh.

Then they’d welcome him with waving terrible towels.

So, where will Brady go?

Nowhere. That’s my “radical” theory. He’ll be back with Belichick and the Pats and we can all go back to loathing the man like the football gods intended.

Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.