Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL right now, but he has a long way to go to match the career of Tom Brady, who's viewed as the GOAT thanks to his seven Super Bowl wins and numerous other accolades. But given just how good Mahomes is, it's no surprise that people make comparisons to Brady.

On a recent episode of ESPN's First Take, Mahomes was asked about those comparisons and if he and Brady are the NFL's equivalent of LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan. The Chiefs star's answer was a good one.

Via Sports Illustrated: 

“I mean, it's still early for the LeBron-Michael Jordan stuff but for me, if you're in this league then you're trying to win,” Mahomes said. “You’re trying to be the best player on that football field every single day. Tom’s done it for a long time and he’s won a lot of Super Bowls. When you’re coming up and watching football, you want to go out there and win championships like he’s done. I’m going to try to do whatever I can every single year to put us in a position that we can win a lot of championships, hopefully.”

Brady got the better of Mahomes in this last Super Bowl between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chiefs, as well as in the AFC Championship Game three seasons ago when Brady was with the New England Patriots. However, Mahomes did win his first Super Bowl between those two losses to Brady.

Mahomes has put up some truly spectacular stats so far in his career and has also won an MVP to go along with his Super Bowl MVP with Kansas City. He's still just 25 years old and has a long career ahead of him as long as he stays healthy. Catching Tom Brady will be tough, just like catching Michael Jordan is tough, but Mahomes pulling a LeBron and making it a legitimate conversation seems like a decent bet.