Bill O’Brien spent six seasons on the sidelines for the New England Patriots, working alongside Bill Belichick across two separate stints and walking away (perhaps) best known for a heated back-and-forth with then-quarterback Tom Brady.
New England’s 34-27 win over the Washington now-Commanders in 2011, fired up both O’Brien and Brady in the fourth quarter. As Washington fought back to a seven-point Patriots lead with roughly six minutes left in regulation, O’Brien approached Brady on the bench, lighting up a fuse that ignited an iconic sideline shouting match. Now over a decade later, O’Brien revisited the disagreement referenced as arguably the most heated Brady ever was during his 23-year playing career.