I remember being at the NFL title game in Jacksonville, when the Patriots were set to face the Eagles. In the week leading up to the game, someone asked Tom Brady about a potential career in politics. He did not really commit either way, which was the appropriate thing to do considering a second career was such a long way off and he had a little thing called the Super Bowl to worry about. But he did acknowledge some interest in politics.

In an interview with ESPN magazine, years ago, Brady said that one of his craziest ambitions in life is to run for political office.

And in a TV interview that I saw earlier this year, Brady said he felt like there had to be more to life than being an MVP-caliber, Super Bowl-champion regular. This couldn’t be the pinnacle of his life. There has to be more to his being than achieving success on the field.

Hmm. What about Senator Brady? Maybe even President Brady? Considering it’s an election year, and Super Tuesday is just days away, I asked a handful of his teammates what they thought about the potential of their high-profile quarterback making a go of it in the rough-and-tumble world of politics after his football career ends.

“I don’t know,” said C Dan Koppen “I think he’s a football player first. Obviously, he’s got the attention, and you know he’s a really bright, smart guy, so I think whatever he puts his mind to, he can do.”

Would you vote for him, Dan?

“I probably would,” said Koppen. “I mean, I know what type of guy he is, and there is no other guy I’d rather play for, so he’s just that type of guy.”

OLG Logan Mankins told me: “He’s never implied it (that he would like to run for office), but I’m sure he could. He’s good at everything he does, so I’m sure he could do that, too.”

Like Koppen and Mankins, TE Ben Watson isn’t sure if Brady is headed into the political arena 10 years down the line.

“I don’t know if he wants to do that,” said Watson. “He’s probably had enough of being in the public eye for a lifetime. But I’m sure whatever he decides to do, he’ll be good at.”

Would you vote for him, Ben?

“It all depends on his views,” said Watson. “If they match up with mine, I will. If not, I’m not voting for him.”

I asked one more person about the prospects of Brady becoming a politician, someone who knows a little about great success on the field and making the transition from gridiron to the gridlock of Washington – Hall of Fame WR Steve Largent, who served in Congress from 1994-2002.

“There’s no question he’s got some leadership ability,” Largent said. “But whether it would translate to politics … you know, I don’t see that happening. I think it’s too hard for a guy of his stature to move into the political realm because he’s got so many other opportunities before him. But if he did chose to go into politics, I think he’d be very effective.”

We’ll see what happens. Brady’s got a lot of football ahead of him. But it wouldn’t surprise me a bit if he’s already thinking about his next move – a move into the world of politics.