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Tom Brady Responds to Bill Belichick Rumors, Says Goodbye Was 'Handled the Right Way'

Ahead of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has had his relationship with his former head coach Bill Belichick put under a microscope.

In his upcoming book, It's Better to Be Feared, ESPN's Seth Wickersham revealed that Belichick chose not to meet with Brady in person before the quarterback left the Patriots.

On Thursday, Brady clarified that he has no ill feelings toward Belichick and no issues with how his exit from New England was handled.

"We had a great relationship," Brady told reporters. "Everything was handled the right way, we did everything as gracefully as we could.