From the outside, it appears that the relationship between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick has soured in recent years.
However, the legendary quarterback insists that’s not the case.
In a recent interview, Brady said that he and his longtime head coach have a great relationship.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hugs head coach Bill Belichick after winning the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, January 21, 2018. (Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
The duo spent 20 seasons together with the New England Patriots in what not only became the greatest dynasty of all time, but built both résumés as perhaps the greatest quarterback and coach, respectively, in football history. .
The two have won six Super Bowls together, but Brady has a seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Brady revealed that Belichick «was one of the first people to text me after we won the Super Bowl in Tampa.»
Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski played together for 11 seasons after Rob was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2010. Rob «Gronk» Gronkowski is a future Hall of Fame tight end who won four Super Bowls as Tom’s teammate. . Gronkowski retired in 2022, but some people speculate that he didn’t play his last snap as Brady’s teammate. In the photo, Brady and Gronkowski celebrate their Super Bowl victory in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Ehrman/Getty Images)
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After 20 years and six Super Bowl wins together, it’s impossible not to be together forever. But his success on the field was a matter of confidence, Brady says.
«He was very confident in what he was doing on the field, and it went both ways,» Brady said. in an interview with ESPN. «Ultimately, our success was because a lot of people in the organization, like Coach Belichick always said, ‘Do your job,’ and I did it as quarterback and leader.»
Brady added that he «learned a lot» from Belichick and is «very lucky» to have played for him.
New England head coach Bill Belichick (R) talks with quarterback Tom Brady during a timeout in the second quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game against the New York Giants in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 5 February 2012. (REUTERS/Matt Sullivan)
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Brady will be honored in a ceremony at his former home, Gillette Stadium, when the Patriots open the 2023 season against the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles on September 10.