Belichick stunned the football world last week
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Julian Edelman reacted to legendary head coach Bill Belichick taking the head coaching job with the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Tom Brady revealed his initial reaction when he found out Bill Belichick decided to become the next head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Brady talked about his former coach’s decision while calling the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Fox Sunday evening.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, #12, celebrate the win over the Kansas City Chiefs during overtime in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
"Kind of blew me away when I heard the news," Brady told Fox play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt. "I didn’t think that was an opportunity he was looking at. But they’re getting, obviously, a tremendous coach.
"Being in that locker room with him when I did for many years, those guys are gonna play very hard. He’s gonna coach them well. It’s a great benefit for all those players who are going to that program because they’re getting the best coach the NFL has ever seen – now he’s at a college level."
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Burkhardt asked Brady about how he thought Belichick’s recruiting was going to go.
BILL BELICHICK'S FORMER PLAYERS SPEAK OUT AFTER COACH'S SHOCKING DECISION TO TAKE NORTH CAROLINA JOB
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick speaks to the crowd at Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
The former New England Patriots star quarterback admitted that his former coach was not exactly the warmest person in the world.
"He’s not the warmest and fuzziest of all time. It’s not like there’s tons of … I remember one year after we won the Super Bowl in our first year, we got in a limo on Bourbon Street after we beat the Rams in 2001, we got in a limo after the game, the next morning at the MVP press conference he goes, ‘You know what, Tom? You had a pretty good season.’ That was a about as warm and fuzzy as it got with coach Belichick," Brady said.
Belichick is set to replace Mack Brown as head coach. The Tar Heels are 6-6 this year and play UConn in the Fenway Bowl. Freddie Kitchens will coach the team for the game.
New North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick walks on the court of Dean Smith Center during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between La Salle and North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
North Carolina has gone to six consecutive bowl games. They have had one 10-win season since 1998.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
