Earlier in the year during the NFL off-season, it was widely reported that the Patriots – and more specifically Bill Belichick – were unwilling to trade Jimmy Garoppolo. However as one of the teams in most need of a quarterback, the 49ers were desperate.

In fact, desperation might not be a strong enough word for what John Lynch must’ve been feeling when he made the boldest trade proposal in the history of sports. Here’s Jay Glazer with the full story:

It was worth a shot to see if the 49ers could trade for Tom Brady 😂😂😂https://t.co/NVA1UlXLAU — FOX Sports (@FOXSports) November 5, 2017

“[Lynch] said, ‘I’m asking, would you trade us Tom Brady? You said Garoppolo is off limits.'” “Did you just ask me if I would trade Tom Brady? … Did you just ask if I’d trade the greatest quarterback of all time?”

SHOOT YOUR SHOT, LYNCHY.

Listen, it can’t be easy to get on the phone with Bill Belichick, beg for his backup quarterback, get shut down and then employ your plan B of just asking for Tom Brady. That takes guts.

You never know if you don’t ask. Well I mean, in this case you probably know. Actually, you definitely know – but at least Lynch couldn’t be accused of not trying hard enough. Plus, he landed Garoppolo in a trade eventually anyway.

Nailed it!