Published 12:32 IST, May 5th 2020

Tom Brady 'probably got fed up' of Bill Belichick: Ex-Patriots teammate Asante Samuel

Tom Brady's former Patriots teammate, Asante Samuel, claims the quarterback was probably just fed of playing under head coach Bill Belichick for 20 long years.

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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More than a month after Tom Brady anunced his decision to leave New England Patriots, publications are still speculating about 'fallout' between Tom Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Last month, multiple reports indicated it was Bill Belichick who was behind Brady entering NFL free ncy, which ultimately led to his departure. w, Tom Brady's former teammate, Asante Samuel claims that  quarterback was probably just fed of playing under Bill Belichick.

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Why did Tom Brady leave Patriots? Former Pats teammate tries to justify Bucs move

-nsense approach of Bill Belichick when it came to coaching has been well-documented in past. Asante Samuel thinks it could have been one of reasons why Brady wanted to exit  Patriots and play for a different coach at this time of his career. Speaking to TMZ Sport, Samuel said, "He probably just got tired of it. He probably got tired of some inner circle things that he wanted. Maybe he wanted receivers and tight ends to stay with m and maybe Bill tried to trade m. Who kws what happened. You kw, he probably just got fed up with it at end of day." 

After 20 seasons with Patriots, Brady could have had eugh of Belichick and New England as per Asante Samuel. While Asante Samuel refrained from making assumptions on Tom Brady Bill Belichick relationship, he did admit that playing for Belichick was fun. former running back spent four seasons with Patriots before moving on in 2007. A two-time Super Bowl champion, Samuel said Belichick's strict approach worked out best for him as it helped him be a better person and enjoy success on big st. 

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Why did Tom Brady leave Patriots? Brady Belichick relationship

A lot was made about  Brady Belichick relationship when Tom Brady finally anunced his departure. Brady even addressed his decision to leave Patriots and move to Buccaneers during an interview with radio host Howard Stern. While Brady mostly chose to thank Belichick and Pats organisation, 42-year-old did hint an underlying tension between duo when he refuted claims that his success in NFL was due to Belichick. quarterback opted to talk least about his former head coach and rar chose to be discuss his move to Tampa Bay.

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Why did Tom Brady join Buccaneers?

Several reports stated Tom Brady's desire to work with Bucs' head coach Bruce Arians was driving force behind him choosing to move to Tampa Bay. Or reports state quarterback wanted to show that he still could play at top level and thus identified Bucs project as best for him. After securing Brady signature, Buccaneers went onto make ar headline acquisition in Brady's former teammate, Rob Gronkowski. With Brady and Gronkowski at Tampa Bay, Bucs possess one of best offences in NFL.

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12:32 IST, May 5th 2020