{"id":36,"date":"2026-05-20T07:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=36"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:03:32","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-former-new-england-patriots-head-coach-bill-belichick-has-publicly-backed-tom-bradys-2020-departure-to-tampa-bay-putting-an-end-to-long-standing-rumors-of-a-bitter-fran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=36","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has publicly backed Tom Brady\u2019s 2020 departure to Tampa Bay, putting an end to long-standing rumors of a bitter franchise rift. 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As part of the sit-down, Belichick also mentioned his relationship with Tom Brady that resulted in six Super Bowl titles.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Some of his comments about Brady departing in free agency might have caught Patriots fans off guard. After a two-decade long stint in New England, Brady finalized an agreement in March 2020 to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a roughly $30 million a year deal worth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">The\u00a0future Hall of Fame quarterback\u00a0would go on to win Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers in his first season, and eventually retire after the 2022 season. Belichick said that Brady leaving was absolutely the right call for the legendary player, considering where the team was talent-wise.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Belichick Confirms Long-Lasting Relationship with Tom Brady<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">&#8220;You know, Tom leaving was absolutely the right thing for him to do,&#8221; Belichick said. &#8220;We didn\u2019t have a good team in 2020. We just didn\u2019t have a good football team. We had all those guys that left \u2014 (Rob) Gronkowski and (Julian) Edelman. Most of our team was gone. (Devin) McCourty and a few others were still there, but they were about to go too. We were just at the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-tout_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_6_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CNj45OnHxpQDFbWYuQUdbq4x_w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;&gt;iframe]:max-w-full flex justify-center relative aspect-video overflow-hidden max-w-full bg-black [&amp;&gt;iframe]:absolute [&amp;&gt;iframe]:top-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:left-0 [&amp;&gt;iframe]:w-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:h-full [&amp;&gt;iframe]:border-0 my-f-1.5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RpSMKZGPJtE?feature=oembed\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Belichick had no hard feelings about his\u00a0quarterback\u00a0finding a new team, despite what some might think of the often-frowning head coach.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">&#8220;Honestly, I was happy for him that things worked out well for him in Tampa, because he was with a team \u2014 and then he went on and won,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That made me happy for him, because Tom \u2014 it wouldn\u2019t have gone well in 2020 in New England. On this, I can guarantee that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Brady propelled the Patriots to six Super Bowl victories, nine AFC championships and 17 AFC East titles. He set nearly every imaginable franchise passing record to go with several NFL and playoff records during his two decades in New England.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-tout_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_7_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CObahe_HxpQDFU3oNAcdC-oATg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">He also won 251 games as a starting quarterback (including 35 in the playoffs), completed 7,753 regular season passes for 89,214 yards and 649 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">What Led To Brady Leaving New England:<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Prior to his final season in New England (2019), the Patriots had given Brady a final contract to try and hammer out a longer-term deal. It never came to fruition, and\u00a0Brady&#8217;s final game in a Patriots uniform\u00a0was an AFC Wild Card loss to the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_14,w_2632,h_1480\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fpatriots_country%2F01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady\" src=\"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01ks0ztt8j9pb3pr2dzd.jpg\" alt=\"New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Jan 22, 2017; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (L) talks with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (R) on the victory podium after the Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2017 AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-tout_d_1_8\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_8_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_4\" data-google-query-id=\"CJmb-O_HxpQDFbvJFgUde9kQjw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">&#8220;We put everything we had into the 2019 season, including paying him a lot of money at the end of the year without anything attached to it,&#8221; Belichick said. &#8220;There was no first right of refusal, there was no franchise tag, nothing. And so we all understood that there was a good chance he would leave.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">&#8220;I think he made a great career decision, obviously. I wish we could have done more, but we went as far as we could. And look, he proved it \u2014 he played longer than anybody, played at a higher level than anybody. And again, tremendous credit to him. Nobody else did that \u2014 that was him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-tout_d_1_9\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"tout_d_1_9_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_5\" data-google-query-id=\"COPqofDHxpQDFbdDLAUdm3AUuQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23162276296\/fannation_onsi\/nfl\/si.com\/tout_d_4__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">And while some people might have assumed\u00a0Brady\u00a0and Belichick had an ever-growing rift between them at the back-ends of their careers,\u00a0the second-winningest coach in NFL history\u00a0put those theories to bed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">&#8220;I learned so much from Tom. I never played quarterback,&#8221; Belichick said. &#8220;Tom saw the game through a quarterback&#8217;s eyes. I saw the games through a coach&#8217;s eyes. 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