Former Patriots QB states, "a whirlwind of a few days made me realize that a decision was coming sooner, rather than later."

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.

Following years of speculation, NFL icon Tom Brady has now explained the reason why he left Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. After teaming up for 20 years and winning Super Bowls together, Brady said that a “natural tension” had developed between himself and the coaching great.