While sitting down with L.Jon Wertheim, McVay opened up about insecurities and a lack of fulfillment, which almost led to him walking away from coaching to pursue a career in broadcasting.
"The lies I told myself were ‘Once we win a Super Bowl, I’ll be happy’," McVay said."My identity was so tied up into winning or losing games, and that’s where I felt my self worth lied."Hearing this I couldn't help but think about Tom Brady's "60 Minutes" interview, which echoed these same sentiments by McVay about a lack of fulfillment in winning awards, Super Bowls and other accolades.Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks during a news conference after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Jan.
25, 2026, in Seattle.(AP Photo/John Froschauer)BILL BELICHICK CONFIRMS FEUD WITH TOM BRADY WAS FICTION, PRAISES HIS QUARTERBACK'S LEADERSHIP FROM DAY ONEEven after winning three Super Bowls by the age of 27, Tom Brady admitted that the championships didn’t provide the lasting fulfillment he expected.
In a 2005 interview with "60 Minutes," Brady was asked what he still wanted after accomplishing so much at such a young age.His response was sobering: "There’s got to be more than this." Brady explained that despite reaching the pinnacle of professional football success, he was still searching for something deeper.
Twenty years later in a newsletter, Brady reflected on that statement saying that there is "more to life than playing football and winning championships."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGETHE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!McVay later explained, "I was ready to run away from coaching and hide behind a convenient narrative of some media opportunities." But then his wife told him: "That never sounded like the kind of leader you wanted to be."Sean McVay and Veronika Khomyn attend the 15th Annual NFL Honors at Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif.,...