For nearly 60 years, the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl champion has officially been known as the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary coach who led the Packers to wins in the first two Super Bowls.
But, the coach who has won more Super Bowls than any other recently suggested a new name for the sport's most-coveted prize.
Bill Belichick, appearing with longtime sportswriter Jim Gray on Gray's "Let's Go!" podcast, suggested the trophy should be renamed after the player who won it the most.
"Maybe they should name it the Brady Trophy," the former Patriots coach said on a recent podcast appearance. "He won seven of them."
"They don't name it the Starr Trophy. They name it the Lombardi Trophy."
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"Maybe they should name it the Brady Trophy."
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Belichick, who teamed up with Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls with the Patriots before Brady won a seventh with the Buccaneers in 2020, appeared to be joking as he suggested the change. He and Gray both chuckled at the notion.
The Patriots legend, now coaching at the University of North Carolina, was trying to drive a point home about the importance of players - over coaches - when it comes to winning.
"Players win games," Belichick said, before listing off several of his best over the years. "You can't win games without good players."
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"You've got to have good players and as a coach, you want to give your players a chance to win," he continued. "You want to put them in a position where if they go out there and play well, they'll have a chance to win."
The Eagles and Chiefs will face off in Super Bowl LIX next weekend, with Kansas City looking to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.
So far, the Packers are the only team to win three straight NFL Championships, having done so twice - in 1929, 1930, and 1931 and again in 1965, 1966, and 1967.
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