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Tom Brady and Bill Belichick worked their way from the bottom to the top. Brady went to high school at San Mateo, California. He started as the backup on JV high school football. The starter eventually got hurt and Tom came in and made some noise which gave him the starting quarterback job for his junior and senior years. Brady played basketball as well, but was a true stud at baseball. Out of high school, Brady got drafted to the Montreal Expos in the 18th round.

Bill Belichick’s father, Steve Belichick was a coach for Navy football for 34 years. During his time there, Belichick would go there to spend time with his father breaking down film and doing other coaching tasks. “I'd go over there with him and sit with him, listen to him talk to the team about 'here's what they're going to do,' 'here are the keys.' Talk to them from a scouting standpoint,” (Bill Belichick). Belichick attended Wesleyan for college and played football there as an offensive lineman. There he would still have a coaching mindset and study plays and strategies. From college, Belichick ended up taking an unpaid internship with the Baltimore Colts, where he flourished from there.



Tom Brady has done a lot during his post football career so far. Brady signed a 10 year, $375 million dollar deal with Fox Sports to call NFL games as an analyst. He postponed his start to his analyst career by a year, so he plans on being in the booth in 2024. Brady also became partners with the Hertz Jota racing team for his apparel company, “Brady Brand”. His apparel will be worn by the staff and his logo will appear on the rear wings of the Porsche 963. Brady also agreed to become a minor owner of the WNBA team, the Las Vegas Aces. They are the reigning WNBA champions and it lucked out that Brady has a passion for women’s sports. “My love for women’s sports began at a young age when I would tag along to all my older sisters’ games,” Brady said. “They were by far the best athletes in our house!” (boston.com). Brady bought a minority stake into the Las Vegas Raiders as well. This may have come to surprise many, but Brady had major respect for the previous owner Al Davis and it influenced him to become a part of what he left. Brady's hunger for becoming a partner with a sports team did not end there. He also became a minority owner of the Birmingham City FC soccer club and a team owner of an electric boat racing team. Tom Brady also is now Delta Airlines’ strategic advisor.

Bill Belichick on the other hand is still the head coach for the struggling New England Patriots. Belichick has had multiple misses on his drafting and free agency signings. Since Brady left, the Patriots have been in full rebuild mode and yet they are still in rebuild mode. Sitting as a bottom 2 team in the NFL this 2023-24 season, the motto “In Bill we Trust,” is in full question. Belichick is mostly in control of the staff around him and the GM moves, which are highly skeptical. The Achilles heel since Tom Brady left has been the offense for the most part. Once McDaniels left New England, Belichick brought upon Matt Patricia and Bill O’Brien as the offensive coordinators. These coaches are no new faces in New England and fans are getting sick of the no-change attitude from Belichick. This year (2023-24), Belichick had also lost arguably his two best defenders (Matthew Judon and Christian Gonzalez) and his best wide receiver (Kendrick Bourne) due to injuries. Belichick is not playing on the field, so you can not fully put the blame on him however, he obviously deserves some of it. The “good” news would be New England’s draft pick coming up for the 2024-25 season and a large amount in salary cap space. The Patriots draft pick is on pace to be a top 2 pick and there are highly skilled quarterbacks coming out of this upcoming draft. “There's light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe the Patriots can lose enough games to win the sweepstakes for USC quarterback Caleb Williams at the top of the NFL draft (or another one of the highly touted prospects). And maybe Belichick can make good use of the $80 million in salary cap space, third-most, during free agency in 2024,” (foxsports.com).



Tom Brady has 3 children: John, Benjamin, and Vivian. Brady had John with his longtime girlfriend, Bridget Moynahan and had Benjamin and Vivian with his wife, Gisele Bündchen. Gisele and Brady announced their separation in 2022.

Bill Belichick also has 3 children: Amanda, Steve, and Brian. He had all 3 with his ex-wife, Debby Clark Belichick. Steve and Brian Belichick are also coaches for the New England Patriots while his daughter Amanda is the head coach for the College of Holy Cross women’s lacrosse team. It is ironic how all of them ended up finding a passion in the same area as their father’s.