Tom Brady reveals initial reaction to Bill Belichick taking North Carolina job
Tom Brady revealed his first reaction when he found out that Bill Belichick has decided to become the next coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Brady addressed his former coach’s decision while calling the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Fox Sunday evening.
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, #12, celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime victory in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
“I was blown away when I heard the news,” Brady told Fox’s Kevin Burkhardt. “I didn’t think that was the opportunity he was looking for. But obviously they got an amazing coach.
“Being in the locker room with him when I played with him for so many years, those guys are going to play really hard. He’s going to coach them well. It’s a big advantage for all the players that go into that program because they get the best. NFL coach you’ve ever seen – now it’s at the college level.”
Burkhardt asked Brady how he thought Belichick’s hiring would go.
BILL BELICHICK’S FORMER PLAYERS TALK ABOUT COACH’S SHOCKING DECISION TO TAKE THE NORTH CAROLINA JOB
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick speaks to the crowd at the Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
The former New England Patriots quarterback admitted his former coach wasn’t the warmest person in the world.
“He’s not the warmest and hottest guy. It’s not like there’s tons of … I remember one year we won the Super Bowl our first year, we got in a limo down Bourbon Street after we beat the Rams in 2001, he got in the limo in the back game, the next morning at the MVP press conference he goes, ‘You know what, Tom? That was as warm and intense as it gets for Coach Belichick,'” Brady said.
Belichick will 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 in this game.
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick walks onto the Dean Smith Center field during halftime of the NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, December 14 , 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
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North Carolina has gone to six consecutive bowl games. They have one 10-win season since 1998.
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