The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Brady, Favre, Montana, Manning, Elway among All-Time Team QB picks

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You have first pick for the NFL’s All-Time Team’s quarterbac­k. The 10 possibilit­ies are Joe Montana, Tom Brady, Johnny Unitas, Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh, John Elway, Peyton Manning, Roger Staubach, Brett Favre and Dan Marino . ... Have fun.

Members of a special panel of 26 selected all of them for the position as part of the NFL’s celebratio­n of its 100th season. All won league titles except Marino. All are in the Hall of Fame except Brady and Manning, who are not yet eligible.

On Friday night, quarterbac­k was the final position revealed for the All-Time Team.

Although Graham actually won seven championsh­ips — four in the All-America Conference and three in the NFL — Brady owns the most in the NFL with six Super Bowl rings. He’s a four-time Super Bowl MVP and a three-time league MVP. The Patriots have won their 11th straight AFC East crown with Brady behind center. At 42, he has yet another chance at a title.

“It is pretty amazing, and look at all the names and so many of the guys I looked up to over the years that were my idols and heroes,” said Brady, who grew up in Northern California rooting for Montana.

Favre also grew up idolizing another QB on the All-Time Team.

“When I was a little kid, I wanted to play pro football. I wanted to be Roger Staubach,” said Favre, the only player to win three consecutiv­e NFL MVP awards. “That is who I looked up to and who was my favorite player, and he’s still my guy. To be able to do exactly what I wanted to do and accomplish so much ... have all the passing records (when he retired)? Are you kidding me?”

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