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Bill Belichick jokes Lombardi Trophy ought to be renamed after Tom Brady


The NFL group that wins the Super Bowl on the finish of the season is handed the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Lombardi was the pinnacle coach of the Green Bay Packers when he led the group to 2 straight victories over the American Football League champions – the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders, respectively. It wasn’t till the third NFL-AFL championship recreation that the time period Super Bowl was used.

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Tom Brady of the New England Patriots celebrates after defeating the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, throughout Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Lombardi’s Packers have been one of the dominant groups of the period. He had led Green Bay to a few different NFL championships earlier than the thought of an NFL vs. AFL was conceived.

Because of the historical past, the Super Bowl trophy was named after Lombardi. It’s one of the prestigious trophies in sports activities, subsequent to Lord Stanley’s Cup and the FIFA World Cup Trophy.

Legendary head coach Bill Belichick mentioned the Super Bowl with Jim Gray on the “Let’s Go!” podcast. He informed Gray it was the gamers who actually deserve the credit score for the Super Bowl victory. The legendary sportscaster reminded Belichick that it was Lombardi who the trophy was named for and never Bart Starr, who was the MVP of the primary two video games.

“Maybe they need to identify it the Brady Trophy,” Belichick joked, referencing New England Patriots legend Tom Brady. “He gained seven of them.”

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Belichick mentioned groups can’t win with out good gamers. He mentioned he realized that when he was a defensive coordinator below Bill Parcells with the New York Giants and when he helped put collectively an incredible Hall of Fame protection with the Patriots.

Bill Belichick smiles

Bill Belichick in a Patriots hoodie. (IMAGN)

“You cannot win video games with out good gamers. I do not care who the coach is. It’s unimaginable. You cannot win with out good gamers,” he mentioned. “I discovered that out once I had (Lawrence) Taylor, (Carl) Banks, Harry Carson, Jim Burt, Everson Walls, all these guys with the Giants.

“Same factor once we acquired good at Cleveland and at New England it’s (Willie) McGinest, it is (Mike) Vrabel, it is (Tedy) Bruschi, it is Corey Dillon, it is Randy Moss, Troy Brown, Lawyer Malloy, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison. Those are guys that gained the video games, man. I did not make any tackles. I did not make any kicks. That was (Adam) Vinatieri, made that kick in 4 inches of snow.”

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Brady and Belichick gained six Super Bowl titles along with the Patriots. The star quarterback then gained another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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