The six-time Super Bowl champion wrote in The Players' Tribune that the prospect of proving himself in a different environment was a challenge he could not turn down.
Since being drafted as the No.
The franchise, however, missed the postseason in the two following seasons and has only reached the playoffs twice since, with its last appearance dating all the way back to the 2007 season. While Brady and Belichick have repeatedly expressed their respect for each other—the Patriots coach was particularly complimentary of his former quarterback after he signed with the Bucs—the suggestion Brady had grown tired of Belichick's strict methods was often cited as one of the factors that may have convinced the former to seek a new challenge.
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