{"id":295398,"date":"2021-07-10T01:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T22:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nkeal-harry-ordeal-shows-bill-belichick-lost-control-ex-patriot\/"},"modified":"2021-07-10T01:01:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T22:01:23","slug":"nkeal-harry-ordeal-shows-bill-belichick-lost-control-ex-patriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nkeal-harry-ordeal-shows-bill-belichick-lost-control-ex-patriot\/","title":{"rendered":"#N\u2019Keal Harry ordeal shows Bill Belichick lost control: ex-Patriot"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#N\u2019Keal Harry ordeal shows Bill Belichick lost control: ex-Patriot<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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One former New England Patriot believes that without Tom Brady, the franchise is a shell of its past self.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ted Johnson, a three-time Super Bowl champion who played his entire 10-year career in New England, cited wide receiver N\u2019Keal Harry\u2019s recent trade request as a sign that Bill Belichick is losing control of the organization without Brady by his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Patriots, quite honestly, have lost that thing that makes them the Patriots,\u201d Johnson said in an app<\/a>earance on NBC Boston\u2019s \u201cBoston Sports Tonight.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cYou take Tom Brady out of New England and the entire ecosystem has been disrupted. When have you ever seen a player take on Bill Belichick that has not accomplished anything in this league, like N\u2019Keal Harry is taking him on so publicly?\u201d<\/p>\n

Harry, originally selected by the Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has underwhelmed during two seasons in New England. Last season, the 23-year-old tallied 33 receptions for 309 yards and two touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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N\u2019Keal Harry is one of the few players who have criticized Bill Belichick.<\/figcaption>
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On Tuesday, Jamal Tooson, Harry\u2019s agent, released a statement to NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo<\/a> announcing a formal trade request. Tooson cited Harry\u2019s diminished role that \u201chasn\u2019t met the expectations the Patriots and N\u2019Keal had when they drafted a dominant downfield threat who was virtually unstoppable at the point of attack in college.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re seeing things from players you\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d Johnson continued. \u201c\u2026 [Brady] was the guy that set the example for everyone else. Bill could puff out his chest, he could play hardball, because he knew he had Tom behind him to kind of cover his warts and make up for any decisions that he made. And so guys fell in line because you wanted to play for a winner, you wanted to play with Tom Brady, you wanted to win. And I just don\u2019t think that same feeling is there for players in this organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t insult Bill Belichick worse than what N\u2019Keal Harry did. He basically just went up and spat in his face in front of everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brady left New England following the 2019 season to join the Buccaneers, bringing an end to one of the most dominant eras in NFL history. While the quarterback won a Super Bowl in his first season as a Buccaneer, the Patriots limped to a 7-9 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008.\n <\/p><\/div>\n