Peter King Has Theory On What Led To Tom Brady Patriots Departure

Tom Brady left the New England Patriots after 20 years and his departure is still making headlines. Of course, pretty much everyone has a theory about his situation with the team. Experts, analysts, coaches… They all tried to come up with a theory… Why did Brady leave the Patriots after two decades? Was it because Bill Belichick did things his way? Some say Brady needed a fresh start. Seth Wickersham’s new book titled “Better To Be Feared” added fuel to the fire.

Why is his departure so important right now? Well, it has something to do with the upcoming game. Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming to Foxboro on Sunday. His return to New England is the hottest topic these days.

Tom Brady returns to Patriots after big departure

Mike Florio from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio talked to Peter King from NBC Sports. They discussed Brady’s relationship with his head coach in the past two decades.

“I think, during the 20 years, it was obviously a tough-love relationship between the two,” King said. “You know, you remember the story of Tom Brady actually being called out by Bill Belichick in 2007, in their first team meeting that year. Randy Moss is there, he’s sitting in the audience and he hears Bill Belichick criticize Tom Brady for a throw he made in their last game, the playoff loss to close 2006, and he calls him ‘Johnny Foxboro’ — ‘Johnny Foxboro could’ve made that throw.’ And so I think Belichick viewed that that’s how he’s going to treat his players — and I mean all of his players, and forever.”

The media wants to know more about Belichick’s thoughts of the situation. They keep asking the Patriots head coach about his relationship with Brady. Truth is, Belichick has nothing but praise for the GOAT. He praised Brady in pretty much every occasion. People thought he’d trash Brady and someone even mentioned the fact that Brady didn’t talk to him personally. Well, there are no hard feelings and Belichick said Brady is the best quarterback he has ever coached. He is looking forward to the upcoming game and that’s everything you will get from the legendary head coach.