Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is already making one heck of an early impression on his new teammates.

As NFL Network's Michael Giardi documents, Brady has become the “pied piper” for his new squad.

“I was also told by another player, ‘Look, he’s not waiting. He is aggressive. He is becoming our leader. It’s happening right now even though we are not together on a regular basis as a team in person,'” Giardi said late last week. “This is something I think all the Buccaneers are looking forward to when they finally get together on the field.”

“Brady is the Pied Piper for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This isn’t to disparage what Jameis Winston did there, but Brady is drawing all kinds of attention from his teammates for the energy that he is bringing not only in these workouts that he has organized. But also, I was told, he is lighting up the Zoom meetings … intelligent questions, personality, engaging with teammates. This is exactly what they need.”

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This isn't exactly surprising. There's a reason Brady is a six-time Super Bowl champion and has never had a losing record during his entire career. The 42-year-old quarterback is a proven leader with an unmatched track record of success. It's the very reason he has managed to win three Super Bowls after turning 37 years old.

As Brady looks to revive a franchise that hasn't had a playoff season since 2007, he's going to need to bring that infusion of energy and leadership on a daily basis. While the Buccaneers have an extremely talented group of young skill position players, none of them have ever played in a playoff game outside of Rob Gronkowski. That means it'll be up to Brady to lead the way for his younger counterparts in Chris Godwin, O.J. Howard, Mike Evans and Ronald Jones II.