Tom Brady finally admits what everyone already knew about his split with Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots
The 2025 free agency has been very entertaining and has caused New England Patriots legend Tom Brady to reflect on his own experience. He was only involved in it once after he decided to leave the Patriots after 20 seasons. And in a recent edition of his "199" newsletter, Brady confirmed that his reason for […]
The 2025 free agency has been very entertaining and has caused New England Patriots legend Tom Brady to reflect on his own experience. He was only involved in it once after he decided to leave the Patriots after 20 seasons.
And in a recent edition of his "199" newsletter, Brady confirmed that his reason for leaving was what many suspected.
"The reality was after twenty years together, a natural tension had developed between where Coach Belichick and I were headed in our careers, and where the Patriots were moving as a franchise," Brady wrote. "It was the kind of tension that could only be resolved by some kind of split or one of us reassessing our priorities."
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were pursuing the future Hall of Fame quarterback, so when it became a real option, he explained that there were multiple factors that came into play before he signed his contract.
"I asked myself, as someone headed into their forties with school-age kids and twenty years worth of battle scars, what truly mattered to me now?" Brady said in the newsletter.
He went on to say that he compiled a list of 20 things and then graded them on a scale of 1 to 3.
"In the end, I chose Tampa, almost exactly five years ago now, because, in the aggregate, it graded out higher than New England along those twenty or so dimensions. It’s not much more complicated than that," Brady explained.
It proved to be a good move for Brady, who went on to win his seventh and final Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. But, his love for New England remains strong and he made it clear that he will always be a Patriot. Plus, him and Belichick are in a much better place.
But, now we finally have confirmation for what went wrong.
