Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson recently implied during an appearance on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast show that the Eagles are having more fun playing for head coach Doug Pederson than the Patriots do under multi-titled mentor Bill Belichick. After hearing Johnson’s own observation, one former Patriots linebacker felt that he needed to defend the only franchise he played for in his NFL career.
Former Patriots linebacker and current ESPN NFL analyst Tedy Bruschi refuted Lane Johnson’s claim during a guest appearance on ESPN’s First Take, saying that that was not the case when he was still plying his trade for New England.
“Lane Johnson, I don’t know what he’s talking about. I had a lot of fun. There were so many times that we would speak out in meetings, the entire team meeting would erupt in laughter, we're playing music on the team plane. We had so much fun.”
Perhaps Johnson’s perception of the Patriots’ culture is being heavily influenced by Belichick’s demeanor on and off the field. Belichick rarely flashes a smile, and there is barely any traceable quality that pertains to fun on his face. Tedy Bruschi, however, believes that having championship parades downtown is the ultimate form of fun in the NFL, and nobody in the league knows how to do it better than Belichick.
Bruschi played for the Patriots from 1996-2008, playing 189 games and winning three Super Bowl titles during his time in New England. Over his career, he collected 30.5 sacks, 12 interceptions, and 675 tackles.
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