Danny Amendola explained why he gives Tom Brady more credit than Bill Belichick

February 2, 2021 | 17:36

A day after detailing why Tom Brady sums up “Patriot’s Way”, more than Bill Belichick, Danny Amendola explained his reasoning and maintained his overall view on the subject.

“None of those coaches gave passes,” said Amendola on Monday at FS1. “None of those coaches took any passes. None of these coaches made any tackles. They put the guys in the right position because they watched a lot of movies and spent all their time on the premises, but Tom Brady is ‘the Patriot Way’. That is the reason why Tom Brady is in the Super Bowl now and the Patriots are not. “

Many people were offended by Amendola’s comments, including former Patriots opponents, Jeff Saturday and Brian Westbrook.

“My main point with Amendola is that you can’t just credit one guy (Brady) with all these things,” said Saturday at Get Up.

On Tuesday, discussing the matter at “The Herd”, Amendola said she “loved” playing for coach Belichick, but had problems with her relentless approach as general manager.

“I had to negotiate my contract with him for three years in a row and accept payment cuts to help him and put rings on his fingers. It kind of bothered me, ”Amendola told Colin Cowherd. “So, I felt it was in my best interest to move on.”

“I had to negotiate my contract for three consecutive years alone, cut my salary to help him and put rings on his fingers. It kind of wore me out.”

– @DannyAmendola on the separation of Bill Belichick and the Patriots: pic.twitter.com/K35qBPjkqK

– Herd with Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) February 2, 2021

He noted that “it is not anti-Bill”, recognizing that “business is business”. Amendola said that if Belichick wants to cut his salary in half, you will have to go elsewhere to support your family.

Amendola said he believes this is the same reason Brady is out of New England and, instead, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Hmm … Danny Amendola saying at the 2:02 mark that Brady “obviously has the ability to play very good football, but he can really raise the bar for his teammates in the locker room … he can lift the rest of your teammates to play a higher level. “You don’t say @GregABedard… Http://t.co/TPPmHkuXuR

– Christopher Gasper (@cgasper) February 2, 2021

He credited Brady for raising the bar on people around him throughout his career and said they are still in touch. Brady and the Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl LV on Sunday at 6:30 pm EST.