John Harbaugh challenges Tom Brady to leave retirement: ‘I doubt for one second he could’

J.J. McCarthy is set to make his first start for the New York Giants in Sunday's game against the Houston Texans, head coach John Harbaugh announced this week. This came after McCarthy relieved Jameis Winston in Week 6's loss to the New Orleans Saints and threw for 243 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and led three scoring drives.

The Giants traded for McCarthy last month in the wake of Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury. Unprovoked, this week in his assessment of this development in his quarterback room, Harbaugh likened the situation to former seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady hypothetically returning to the field.

Harbaugh used Brady in his analogy to describe McCarthy's need to learn the offense over the last few weeks before he was inserted into the lineup. Even one of the smartest signal callers in NFL history would need time to acclimate to a new scheme, he said.

"If Tom Brady decided he wanted to come back from retirement and actually could, which I doubt for one second he could, no matter what he thinks, you heard me, Tom — I don't think he'd be ready the first week," Harbaugh said Friday. "As much as…

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