Tom Brady revealed his preliminary response when he came upon Invoice Belichick determined to grow to be the following head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Brady talked about his former coach’s choice whereas calling the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Fox Sunday night.
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New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, #12, have fun the win over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs throughout additional time within the AFC Championship recreation at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities)
“Kind of blew me away when I heard the news,” Brady instructed Fox play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt. “I didn’t think that was an opportunity he was looking at. But they’re getting, obviously, a tremendous coach.
“Being in that locker room with him once I did for a few years, these guys are gonna play very laborious. He’s gonna coach them properly. It’s a terrific profit for all these gamers who’re going to that program as a result of they’re getting the most effective coach the NFL has ever seen – now he’s at a school degree.”
Burkhardt requested Brady about how he thought Belichick’s recruiting was going to go.
BILL BELICHICK’S FORMER PLAYERS SPEAK OUT AFTER COACH’S SHOCKING DECISION TO TAKE NORTH CAROLINA JOB
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick speaks to the crowd at Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
The former New England Patriots star quarterback admitted that his former coach was not exactly the warmest person in the world.
“He’s not the warmest and fuzziest of all time. It’s not like there’s tons of … I keep in mind one yr after we gained the Tremendous Bowl in our first yr, we obtained in a limo on Bourbon Road after we beat the Rams in 2001, we obtained in a limo after the sport, the following morning on the MVP press convention he goes, ‘You know what, Tom? You had a pretty good season.’ That was a about as heat and fuzzy because it obtained with coach Belichick,” Brady said.
Belichick is set to replace Mack Brown as head coach. The Tar Heels are 6-6 this year and play UConn in the Fenway Bowl. Freddie Kitchens will coach the team for the game.
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick walks on the court of Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
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North Carolina has gone to six consecutive bowl games. They have had one 10-win season since 1998.
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