The unacknowledged challenge began the moment Tom Brady left Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Could one find success without the other?
Brady will forever be revered in the Massachusetts area and the franchise he helped lift up, but his exit was admittedly not without friction. Former ESPN reporter Seth Wickersham rehashed some of it in his latest book release It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness. One anecdote in particular detailed how Bill Belichick allegedly didn’t even want to exchange farewells in person due to their “deteriorated” relationship.