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Where Bill Belichick got the inspiration to rip Tom Brady in Patriots meetings

Bill Belichick has established quite the culture in his 24 years as the New England Patriots head coach. It’s a culture where not any player was above the team, which even included his former six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback.

Many former Patriots have shared stories about how Belichick would not be afraid to call out Tom Brady in meetings for poor play. Appearing on Brady’s “Let’s Go!” podcast Monday night, Belichick shared he got the idea from Coach Bobby Knight and the 1984 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball team.

“Where I got that from was Coach Knight, because Coach Knight told me that’s what he did with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team,” Belichick said.