New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick reportedly turned down an in-person meeting with Tom Brady before the longtime Pats quarterback announced his free-agent move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
ESPN's Seth Wickersham reported in his upcoming book, It's Better to Be Feared, that Belichick told Brady on the phone he was the "best player the league had ever seen," but the fact that the goodbyes didn't come in person was "telling" to Brady about how much is relationship with his former coach had deteriorated.
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