The Netflix roast of Tom Brady spared no topic, diving into jokes about Gisele Bundchen, deflate-gate, cryptocurrency mishaps, and more. Amidst the uncensored humor, Brady himself didn’t hold back when it came to addressing his former coach, Bill Belichick.
Taking the stage to close out the evening, Brady delivered a punchline that had the audience roaring. “Everybody asks me which ring is my favorite,” he began. “I used to say ‘the next one.’ But now that I’m retired, my favorite Ring is the camera that caught Coach Belichick slinking out of that poor girl’s house at 6 a.m. a few months ago… hey, you’ve still got it! Respect, baby.”
As Brady pointed at Belichick from the stage, the former coach could only manage an uncomfortable grin.
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Brady’s joke referenced a Ring security camera video that surfaced last year, showing Belichick shirtless as he exited a residence and took a couple of deep breaths before walking out of frame. Speculation arose, especially considering Belichick’s recent breakup with longtime girlfriend Linda Holliday.
Months later, Belichick found himself out of a job, failing to secure another coaching position during the recent coaching cycle around the league.
Brady wasn’t the only former Patriot taking digs at Belichick. Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman, fellow Super Bowl champions, also took their shots. For these cornerstones of the Patriots’ success, it appeared to be a somewhat therapeutic evening, allowing them to let loose after years of keeping everything under wraps.
The reported brief embrace between Brady and Belichick at midfield after the Buccaneers’ narrow victory over the Patriots in 2021 hinted at a deeper, off-camera interaction in the Tampa Bay locker room. As CBS News reported, the two shared a longer exchange as they walked out together, a moment unseen by the public eye.