Report: Tom Brady’s relationship with Bill Belichick has been ‘terrific’ this season

One of the biggest reasons people think Tom Brady could eventually leave the New England Patriots to play for another team is that Bill Belichick is determined to prove he can win without No. 12, but that does not necessarily mean the two future Hall of Famers are at odds.

There has been plenty of talk in the past about Brady and Belichick not getting along, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Sunday that a source told him the relationship between the two has been in a “terrific” place this season. While Schefter said earlier in the week that he believes Brady is setting himself up to move on from the Patriots, the insider’s tone seemed different on Sunday.

“One person said to me this week, with Robert Kraft being the way he is, don’t ever underestimate him when it gets to the moment of truth in the offseason,” Schefter said. “The same person said Tom’s relationship with Bill Belichick this year has been ‘terrific,’ which some people have questioned and wondered about in the past.

“They think, in the end, when (Brady is) forced to look into the abyss and decide whether to to take the jump to retire or go somewhere else, they don’t know if those men will actually let him do it.”

Brady and Belichick have not always seen eye-to-eye, but that would be true of any coach and quarterback who spent two decades together. Winning can cure a lot of things, and the Patriots have won six Super Bowls in total and two in the last three years. One particular exchange between Brady and Belichick in the postseason last year seemed very telling, and Belichick has gone out of his way to praise Brady this season when the 42-year-old has hit personal milestones.

While Brady’s contract is set up in a way that he could leave New England, we still doubt very much that it will happen.