Tom Brady admitted that his exit from the New England Patriots was sparked by a "tension" with then-head coach Bill Belichick. Brady, 47, who played quarterback for the Patriots under Belichick's leadership from 2000 to 2019,

It’s been more than five years since Tom Brady – arguably the greatest NFL player of all time — left the New England Patriots after 20 years in Massachusetts. In those two decades with the Patriots, Brady won six Super Bowls and appeared in three others.

Following years of speculation, NFL icon Tom Brady has now explained the reason why he left Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. After teaming up for 20 years and winning Super Bowls together, Brady said that a “natural tension” had developed between himself and the coaching great.