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Bill Belichick reveals $5,000 milk gift he bought for Tom Brady to keep peace between Patriots legend and Antonio Brown

Updated May 19, 2025, 5:42 p.m. by Ryan Sanudo 1 min read
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BILL Belichick opened up on his $5,000 milk gift purchase to help Tom Brady and Antonio Browns relationship while he was the New England Patriots head coach.The NFL icon and current UNC head coach recently spoke about the polarizing Browns short tenure in New England.GettyNFL legend Antonio Brown played with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for just one game in the 2019 season[/caption]AP:Associated PressPatriots icon Bill Belichick recently shared that he bought a $5,000 milk gift for Brady to keep the teams iconic quarterback and Brown happy together[/caption]Belichick appeared on The Pivot podcast and shared that he bought a special and pricey milk gift to keep Brady and the Browns relationship afloat.Brown signed with the Patriots close to the beginning of the 2019 season after a departure from the Las Vegas Raiders.Belichick shared the story about buying $5,000 worth of milk for Brady as part of a promotion for his new book, The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.One of the funniest stories in the book is the Antonio Brown story.

He was only with the Patriots for 11 days, Belichick said.And, Toms very nutrition-oriented.

Antonio wanted to...

Tom had Antonio come and stay at his house, wanted to embrace him, bring him onto the team, and so forth....

Antonio ordered this special milk for Brady, it cost $5,000.

And, to make a long story short, it kinda got mixed up and ended up in the mailroom for too long, and the milk went bad.Brown would get help from Belichick and the Patriots to replace his original gift to Brady, whos known for his high-protein, plant-based diet.So, we go out and get $5,000 worth of milk, this special milk and give it to Brady from Antonio, even though, you know.

So now, we turn in an expense report like $5,000 worth of milkSometimes, youve just got to do the right thing, and I didnt want to ruin the relationship between Brown and Brady on this spoiled milk.Browns tenure with the Patriots would be a short one.He played just one game for the team and was released in September of 2019.However, Brown and Brady would reunite with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a year later in the 2020 season.GettyBrown played with Brady in Week 1 of the 2019 season[/caption]The Bucs would win a Super Bowl in Bradys first season.Brady retired from the NFL in 2023 after 23 seasons in the league.He is currently Foxs lead NFL analyst.Belichick will be working as the head coach of the UNC Tar Heels after spending a year off following his 24-year run with the Patriots.Brown and Brady reunited and played together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

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