The Super Bowl trophy is currently named after former Packers coach Vince Lombradi, but Bill Belichick thinks a former player of his should get that honor.
Belichick teamed up with Brady to win six Super Bowls during their time together, before Brady departed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he immediately won another title. Nobody is more familiar with the Lombardi Trophy than Brady, which led to Belichick suggesting that the name of the trophy should be changed to the Brady Trophy.
Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is arguably the best player to ever play the game, but even he feared former Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.
Could an NFL team that wins the Super Bowl ever be handed the Brady Trophy? One prominent coach wants to rename it after Tom Brady.
On a podcast, Bill Belichick suggested the Super Bowl trophy should be named after seven-time champion Tom Brady, not Vince Lombardi:
Yes, a name change has been proposed for the iconic hardware awarded annually to the Super Bowl champion. Bill Belichick suggested renaming the Lombardi Trophy after his former quarterback Tom Brady. "Maybe they should name it the Brady Trophy," Belichick said on the "Let's Go!" podcast. "He won seven of them."
The NFL renamed it the Lombardi Trophy in 1971 to honor the Hall of Fame coach who died the previous September.
(WBAY) - Bill Belichick isn’t just the most successful coach in NFL history, he’s a renowned historian of the game. This is why it’s so surprising that on Wednesday, the legendary Patriots coach suggested renaming the Lombardi trophy after Tom Brady.
The NFL should rename the Vince Lombardi Trophy the 'Tom Brady Trophy' according to Bill Belichick, who has argued his case for updating the prestigious Super Bowl honor
Bill Belichick thinks it's time for Tom Brady to get some permanent glory from the NFL. Giving an interview on Jim Gray's 'Let's Go!' podcast this week, Belich