Tom Brady admitted that his exit from the New England Patriots was sparked by a "tension" with then-head coach Bill Belichick. Brady, 47, who played quarterback for the Patriots under Belichick's leadership from 2000 to 2019,

The cracks in Tom Brady’s and Bill Belichick’s two-decades-long partnership had been splintering long before the quarterback left the Patriots in free agency. When reflecting on the developments of this year’s NFL free agency in his 199 newsletter,

Tom Brady shared why he and Bill Belichick were destined for a split, despite the two men having 20 years worth of success with the New England Patriots, culminating in six championships