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Feb 7, 2021; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images

Bill Belichick: Lombardi Trophy should be renamed after Tom Brady

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Bill Belichick has been adamant throughout the years that players win championships.

With that in mind, Belichick suggested that the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after Tom Brady. After all, the decorated quarterback won an NFL-record seven Super Bowl titles in his career — six with Belichick as his head coach with the New England Patriots and another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Belichick has since moved on from the Patriots and became the head coach at North Carolina. He made his comments during his weekly appearance on SiriusXM’s “Let’s Go” podcast.

“Players win games. You can’t win games without good players,” Belichick said in a conversation with co-host Jim Gray. “I don’t care who the coach is, it’s impossible. You can’t win without good players. You know, I found that out when I had (Lawrence) Taylor and (Carl) Banks and Harry Carson, Pepper Johnson, Jim Burt, Everson Walls, all those guys at the Giants. And same thing when we got good at Cleveland and then at New England. I mean, it’s (Tom) Brady, it’s (Willie) McGinest, it’s (Mike) Vrabel, it’s (Tedy) Bruschi, it’s Corey Dillon, it’s Randy Moss, Troy Brown, Lawyer Milloy, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison. Those are guys that won the games, man. I didn’t make any tackles. I didn’t make any kicks. That was (Adam) Vinatieri that made that kick in four inches of snow.

“You gotta have good players and as a coach, you want to give your players a chance to win. You wanna put ’em in a position where if they go out there and play well, they’ll have a chance to win. That’s what coach (Bill) Parcells taught me, is there’s always a way to win. You just gotta figure out what it is, and you have to give the players a chance.”

Gray noted that “They don’t name it the Starr Trophy,” referring to Bart Starr, the quarterback who guided the Green Bay Packers to those first two Super Bowl wins. “It’s named the Lombardi Trophy.”

Belichick quipped, “Maybe they should name it the Brady Trophy. He won seven of them.”

A five-time Super Bowl MVP, Brady captured titles with the Patriots in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 and another with the Buccaneers in 2020.

–Field Level Media

Feb 10, 2021; Tampa Bay, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy on his boat during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers boat parade to celebrate their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports

Tom Brady’s memory of Lombardi Trophy toss a bit wobbly

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Nov 8, 2020; Landover, Maryland, USA; Members of the Washington Football Team cheerleaders dance in the stands against the New York Giants at FedExField. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Maybe the most memorable pass of Tom Brady’s career is one the 43-year-old quarterback claims he doesn’t remember.

During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ celebration of the Super Bowl win, Brady launched the Lombardi Trophy from his boat in the direction of a nearby vessel, where backup tight end Cameron Brate successfully spared Brady the shame of sinking the NFL’s coveted championship hardware.

In an appearance on the “Late Late Show” with James Corden on Tuesday night, Brady said his 8-year-old daughter was the voice of reason in the moment. She chided Brady in real-time for throwing the trophy, but Brady said he doesn’t remember much else. The presence of adult beverages was not hidden by the celebrating champions.

“First of all, I was not thinking at that moment. It was not a thought,” Brady said. “It was, ‘This seems really fun to do.’ Not to mention, when you get your hands on one of those trophies, there’s a lot of really sharp edges on the bottom. I found out later, had that been an incomplete pass, that would have went down like 80 feet. I’m so happy that (tight end) Cam (Brate) caught it.”

Corden showed a video of Brady being spotted by backup quarterback Ryan Griffin returning to land. The talk show host asked Brady if he had sea legs or tequila imbalance at the time.

“A little of both,” Brady laughed. “It was definitely a moment of celebration. I’m happy I’m on land at that point. Absolutely.”

Brady said he rushed away quickly when his wife, Gisele, asked him during the postgame embrace what he had left to prove.

He’s signed for the 2021 season and said during the buildup to the Super Bowl last month that he “definitely” is considering playing until he’s 45. Brady told Corden ending a season, let alone a career, is akin to stopping a treadmill moving full speed.

“I always describe football season is like a treadmill, and it’s going fast you know,” Brady said. “And every week you know you work basically seven days a week for six straight months — and then all of a sudden you’re on this treadmill that’s going fast and then, boom, you hit the stop button.”

–Field Level Media