Watch Bill Belichick hurl a blocking pad at Tom Brady’s face during practice

Bill Belichick’s title might be head coach of the New England Patriots, but that doesn’t stop him from getting involved in some on-field action during practice.

At one point, mid-play, Belichick chucked a blocking pad at Brady’s head. Brady ducked and kept going. Gotta be ready for anything.

— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) August 1, 2017

In the middle of one play at training camp on Tuesday, Belichick quite literally threw in some extra defense for quarterback Tom Brady. The 65-year-old launched a blocking pad right at Brady’s face as he continued to look down field for an open receiver.

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Just one play wasn’t enough, however, as Belichick got in on a number of other snaps as well.

Great video! #Patriots head coach Bill Belichick helping during blocking drills. Holding, throwing the pads & avoiding Jimmy G. @nbcboston pic.twitter.com/ZBqTlRZAxz

— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) August 1, 2017

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, his actions were not spontaneous. Per Reiss:

The drill, which is commonplace in the early part of Patriots practices in position breakdowns, is designed to test a quarterback’s ability to feel the pass rush—and react to it—without looking at it. So in this case, the blocking pad was essentially a pass-rusher, and Brady had to react while keeping his eyes down the field at the coverage.