Event Brief
Bill Belichick backs Tom Brady’s 2020 Patriots exit
Filed: May 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Bill Belichick said Tom Brady was right to leave the Patriots in 2020.
WHO: Bill Belichick
WHAT: Belichick said Brady was right to leave the Patriots in 2020 and acknowledged New England was declining.
WHEN: May 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Belichick was reacting to Brady’s decision to leave the Patriots in 2020, saying New England was on the decline.
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