At 47, former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady can look back on a glittering career like no other in NFL history. He threw the league record book right out the window and rewrote it. Per Fox Sports, Brady has seven Super Bowl rings, is a five-time Super Bowl MVP, and holds a slew of other records. His work ethic and team leadership are peerless. Brady always had an uncanny knack for salvaging what seemed to be surefire losses and putting them in the W column for his team.
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But there is a young upstart who is knocking on the door of Tom Brady's formerly untouchable gridiron GOAT status. Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, 29, may be on the verge of making NFL history himself. Tonight he has the opportunity to lead his team to its third consecutive Super Bowl win, something never done before. Could he unseat Tom Brady as the new GOAT?
Tom Brady Is Philosophical About Patrick Mahomes Catching Up With Or Surpassing Him
Per Sports Illustrated, Brady said, "I think it's natural for everybody to compare teams of the past and players of the past. None of it surprises me. It's been happening since I was a young player. It's not how I view things, though. I think I approached the game in a way that was, 'Can I be the best for myself and my teammates, and what is the best version of myself every year without comparing to anyone else?'"
He added, "It was me versus me all the time. That was the motivation I needed. It was never about how many Pro Bowls or how many Super Bowls, how many MVPs to win. Because everyone's got an opinion based on their own flavor and what they like to see, what they could not have an opinion on was how I viewed myself."
He's Exceedingly Gracious About Being Happy For Mahomes
Tom Brady is above all a class act. Whether he won or lost, he did it with dignity and respect for his opponents. He was a gentleman, through and through. When he was with the Patriots, I always used to tell people that he was one sports superstar that you would be proud to have your kid look up to.
Of Patrick Mahomes, per the outlet, Brady said, "...I love seeing other people achieve great things. Anything that Patrick is doing I don't believe will ever detract from what I accomplished in my career."
