Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are now no longer atop of the all-time Super Bowl winning list for their respective roles, with a new rule being implemented that has changed the history of the league.
At the annual league owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida this week, it was agreed upon by a committee that player, coach and team statistics from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) will be added into the official NFL records. Prior to the AAFC joining the NFL in 1950, they had been a competitor of the NFL's, which has teams such as the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers.
Records set from that time period had been in it's own category up until Tuesday, with the NFL now agreeing to incorporate those statistics to it's history - meaning that Brady and Belichick are now no longer alone in the top spot for championship wins throughout their career.
The aforementioned Browns had been dominant throughout that period with two men being a big reason as to why, quarterback Otto Graham and head coach Paul Brown.
The two won four AAFC championships before the league's merged, going on to win three Super Bowl's with Graham at quarterback. That means that Brady is not alone atop of the championship standards, with Graham having seven alongside him.
Belichick had been atop of the head coaching list with six Super Bowl's, but has now lost out on the top spot with Brown taking over him - despite passing away 34 years ago!
A rare legend of two rival franchises, Brown spent 16 years being the Browns head coach while also becoming general manager and part-owner, before he founded the Cincinnati Bengals, who would later become division rivals to the Browns.
