New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has achieved a lot in football. With five Super Bowl titles going into Sunday’s showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles, 13 Pro Bowl selections, and three league MVP awards, Brady has already reserved his spot in Canton a long time ago. Regardless of what happens in Super Bowl LII, the 40-year-old signal-caller is a sure-fire Hall of Famer.
For many luminaries of the game, however, Brady is more than just a Hall of Famer. According to NFL writer Dov Kleiman, several Hall of Famers have said that Brady is the greatest player not only of his era, but of all-time as well.
Via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk:
Emmitt Smith: “The best quarterback ever to play the game is Tom Brady, in my opinion. Without a doubt.”
Deion Sanders: “It’s the Brady era. You can’t get no better than that.”
Michael Irvin: “All of us living should understand how blessed we are to be in this moment while he’s doing what he’s doing. I say yes to comparing him to [Michael] Jordan, and I think what he’s doing is more difficult.”
Jerry Rice: “I always felt Jim Brown was the best ever. But Tom Brady, you have to put him up there.”
Jim Kelly: “The best. No doubt.”
Troy Aikman: “It was always an easy answer, it was Joe Montana. Now . . . I’ve changed my tune. I think [Brady is] the greatest to play our sport.”
Shannon Sharpe: “Tom Brady is the greatest football player in the 97-year history of the NFL.”
Tom Brady has said before that he plans to play for few more seasons before hanging up his cleats for good, but if he decides to retire at the end of this season, his credentials are enough to be at least in the discussion as the game’s greatest ever.
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