Tom Brady is very grateful to Belichick

Tom Brady future member house of famethanked this Thursday Bill Belichick, who earlier stopped being the coach of the club New England Patriotsleading him on a path that made him the greatest player in NFL history.

“I am incredibly grateful to have played for the greatest coach in history NFL. I would never have been the player I was without you, Coach Belichick. I will be eternally grateful. I wish you the best of luck in whatever you choose next,” is the message Brady dedicated to the coach who led the New England Patriots for 24 seasons.

He chose Tom Brady Belichick 199th pick in the sixth round of the 2000 draft to play in the Patriots; He was under his command for 20 years, 18 of which he was a starter.

Former defender of the club Patswho is 46 today, recognized the leadership of the 71-year-old coach with whom he won six of the seven Super Bowls he won in his career.

“He was a great leader for the organization and for all the players that played for him. We accomplished incredible things over a long period of time, many of which will be difficult to replicate,” said the 15-time Pro Bowl selection, who retired in February .since last year.

While Brady he was in control, Pats Belichick They won six Vince Lombardi trophies, nine American Conference championships, 17 Eastern Division titles, 11 of which were consecutive, and accumulated 249 wins and 75 losses.

Starting with Brady’s departure at the end of the 2019 campaign, the numbers Belichick in New England were negative, with 84-103.

In his message to his mentor, former quarterback He also recalled some aspects that marked him during his time with the Patriots.

“Some of the biggest lessons I learned were when we faced the biggest challenges. He set the tone so that the organization never faltered in the face of adversity and we did what we had to do, which was to come out and as always spoke; we do our job. we do,” he concluded