Brady doesn’t see himself as greatest, far from done
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, selected last week as the cover star of “Madden NFL 18” dubbed the G.o.A.T. edition, is uncomfortable being called the greatest of all time.
Brady, in an interview with ESPN’s Ian o’Connor, disagreed that he has surpassed his boyhood hero, San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana, as the greatest quarterback.
Montana won four Super Bowl rings and Brady collected his fifth in February.
“I’m really a product of what I’ve been around, who I was coached by, what I played against, in the era I played in,” Brady said. “I really believe if a lot of people were in my shoes they could accomplish the same kinds of things.”
Speaking of his retirement, Brady – who will turn 40 in August – said: “I always said [I want to play until] my mid-40s, and naturally that means around 45. If I get there and I still feel like I do today, I don’t see why I wouldn’t want to continue.”
In other NFL news, Seattle Seahawks running back Eddie Lacy weighed in at 253 pounds to earn a $55,000 bonus for being under his first target by two pounds.
Lacy had an incentive to come in under 255 pounds in his first official weigh-in after struggling to maintain a proper weight with the Green Bay Packers. He signed a one-year deal in March and is set to make $5.5 million, with $3 million fully guaranteed.
Lacy’s contract with the Seahawks contains seven potential weight bonuses worth a total of $385,000, according to ESPN.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon is among the 40 players who will attend the NFLPA’s Rookie Premiere event this week.
The NFL Players Association announced the 23rd annual event will take place Thursday through Saturday in Los Angeles to help rookies “learn the business of football.” The event also is designed to help rookies secure endorsement deals.
Mixon punched a female student in the face and fractured her jaw during his freshman year at oklahoma in 2014. He recently settled his civil suit with the woman.