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Tom Brady, Bill Belichick rift will never overshadow Patriots legacy

New England Patriots fans are still trying to absorb the fact future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady won’t be donning a Pats uniform any longer, at least not until the multitude of Super Bowl reunion teams down the road.

Brady leaving the only team he’s ever known at the pro level for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in free agency was a gut punch. There’s no way around it.

Then on Sunday, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham wrote yet another article about the Patriots and the long-rumored rift between Brady and head coach Bill Belichick.