Fox News: Patriots owner Robert Kraft reveals how Tom Brady broke the news of his departure from team

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft reveals how Tom Brady broke the news of his departure from team

On the nationally syndicated radio program "The Breakfast Club," Robert Kraft recalled the moment Brady told him about his decision to leave New England.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Bill Belichick were at the helm of the New England Patriots' two-decade run of NFL dominance, and hoisted six Vince Lombardi Trophies during their time together. ......But the coach and now-retired quarterback's relationship is often brought up during conversations about the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. Brady was famously drafted in the sixth round in 2000 and went on to spend 20 seasons in New England. He left after the 2019 season and joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won another Super Bowl.......Belichick was an assistant coach with the Patriots during the 1996 season and returned to New England as the franchise's head coach in the same year Brady was drafted.......Despite spending so many years together and reaching unprecedented levels of success, by all accounts the working relationship between Brady and Belichick was straightforwardly transactional. But longtime team owner Robert Kraft recently gave his account of how the relationship ultimately transpired.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......During a recent appearance on the nationally syndicated radio program, "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," Kraft recalled the moment Brady told him about his decision to leave New England.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"I'll never forget... I believe it was in the month of March (2020). He lived down the street from me. (Brady) came to my house and I opened the door. He started crying," Kraft said......."And he hugged me and he said, 'I've made a decision. I'm gonna leave the Patriots after 20 years.' We normally would've franchised someone like that... but I kept my word to him. And it was one of the worst days – it's like losing a child."......Kraft noted that he informed Brady that he "wouldn't allow Bill or the team to franchise (tag) you," which suggested that Belichick may have wanted to place the designation on the quarterback to keep him contractually tied to the organization for one more season.......But Brady was given the autonomy to reach whatever decision he felt was best for him – and the NFL icon ultimately moved to Tampa Bay.......Kraft said Brady was emotional when he was preparing to depart New England and hinted that the divide between the quarterback and the coach weighed heavy on Brady......."He cried that whole time when he had to leave us. I understood it. He lived under an arrangement that was very difficult for him the last decade," Kraft said.......Brady and Belichick never even had dinner together, Brady's father, Tom Brady Sr., said in 2017......."They have never even gone out to lunch or dinner," Brady Sr. said. "That's not what they do."......Earlier this year, Brady Sr. also suggested that Belichick's lack of interpersonal skills directly contributed to the Patriots' fall from grace. ......"Bill is tough," he told You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "He runs a military system. It's a different generation. Bill is a great, great, great coach. But his interpersonal skills are horrible. That's the bottom line."......Brady and Belichick did appear to mend fences in May when the coach took a few playful jabs at the former quarterback during the "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login."......Follow Fox News Digital'sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe toYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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