Tom Brady may have exited New England, but his legacy will always be intertwined with Bill Belichick, even with the quarterback making the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
So as Brady prepared to play the Kansas City Chiefs for an NFL title on Sunday, the quarterback was asked whether he wanted to share a message for Belichick, the coach who shaped Brady’s career for 20 years.
“I have a great relationship with him,” Brady told reporters on Monday. “I’m just incredibly grateful for what he’s meant in my life as a coach. He’s everything you could ask for as a player.
“I loved my time and two incredible decades there. My football journey took me to a different place. I certainly could never have accomplished the things in my career without his support and his teachings.
“Incredible coach and mentor for me, had a lot of those in my career, but obviously he’s at the top of the list.”
Brady and Belichick won six Super Bowls together and appeared in nine. Belichick won two Super Bowls as a defensive coordinator with the New York Giants, so this is Brady’s opportunity to even the score.
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