This quote is bull crap...
Tremendous player," a team source said. "But the offense didn't need him anymore.
We needed him, Brady just couldn't, or wouldn't, scheme him anymore. He was pissed and I dont blame him
That said, he was an ass about how he went about things, and was wrong in how he handled it.
But to say he, a legitimate threat that DC's had to account for, wasn't needed is BS