Former NFL cornerback Ty Law has been voted down from reaching the Pro Football Hall of Fame three times, but this year, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is doing all he can to help his former teammate finally get in.

Brady, who played four years with Law, winning three Super Bowls together, penned a letter to the Hall of Fame selection committee to try and persuade the voters to immortalize Law:

“Ty Law was a pain in the a– . . . which I know he would acknowledge as the term of endearment it is intended to be,” Brady wrote, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “I can remember how upset I would get when I would make a mistake in practice and Ty would capitalize on it. Looking back, I realize how lucky I was then to be challenged every day by one of the greatest cornerbacks to ever play the game.”

Brady then said that Law was so good that he actually forced the NFL to change the rules:

“One of his most memorable performances came in the 2003 AFC Championship Game, when he continually knocked Marvin Harrison and other Colts receivers off their routes, intercepting future hall of fame quarterback Peyton Manning three times,” Brady wrote. “Following that season, the competition committee redefined illegal contact and cracked down on pass interference penalties, changing the way the game has been played for well over a decade. In that way, Ty Law changed the game of football.”

Law played 15 years in the NFL, beginning his career with the Patriots in 1995. He made five Pro Bowls during his NFL tenure, earning two First-Team All-Pro selections. He led the league in interceptions twice.