After Bill Belichick officially said goodbye to the New England Patriots on Thursday, Tom Brady took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message for his longtime coach.
“I’m incredibly grateful to have played for the best coach in the history of the NFL,” Brady wrote. “He was a great leader for the organization, and for all of the players who played for him. We accomplished some amazing things over a long period of time, many of which will be hard to replicate. he worked every day to help us achieve the ultimate goal, in the ultimate team sport.
“And, although we were successful, some of the greatest lessons I learned were in the moments where we faced the most challenging adversities,” he continued. “He set the tone for the organization to never falter in the face of adversity, and to do what we could do, and what was in our control, which was to go out and DO OUR JOB. I could never have been the player I was without you Coach Belichick. I am forever grateful. And I wish you the best of luck in whatever you choose next.”
The tandem won six Super Bowls while together in New England and are widely considered to be the best quarterback-coach duo of all-time. Belichick said goodbye to the organization during a Thursday press conference but didn’t take questions from media members, leaving the NFL world wondering where he could be going next.
