The Patriots veteran quarterback is developing quite the synergy with one of the team’s most-reliable pass catchers.
In the waning moments of the 1942 classic film, Casablanca, Rick Blaine (played by screen legend Humphrey Bogart) is given a reprieve from his recent crime by police captain Louis Renault (played by Claude Rains). Surprised, but most of all grateful, Blaine expresses his gratitude to Renault, while uttering a line that has since become immortalized in the lexicon of pop culture.
“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” Blaine said as the two walked off together into the foggy night.