The cracks in Tom Brady’s and Bill Belichick’s two-decades-long partnership had been splintering long before the quarterback left the Patriots in free agency.

Tom Brady, who played under Bill Belichick during his two decades as quarterback of the New England Patriots, addressed the “natural tension” with the NFL coach that played a factor in his departure.

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick accomplished things in the NFL that other quarterback and coach tandems could only dream of doing. But admittedly, the two didn’t always see eye to eye, which Brady outlined in his most recent newsletter,