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New book: Texans' Bill O'Brien once said 'I was trying to get fired'

A book coming out next month details the inner workings of the New England Patriots and delves deep into the power dynamics, and ultimately fractured relationship between coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady and - at times - owner Robert Kraft.

Seth Wickersham's "It's Better to Be Feared," which will be available beginning Oct. 12, even details how Bill O'Brien, while he was still head coach of the Texans, had his eyes on Belichick's job and even joked, "I was trying to get fired" from Houston.

According to the book, Brady told people close to him in 2017, "I don't want to play for (Belichick) anymore.