Tom Brady’s Personal Icon And Legendary NFL QB Refused to Call 7x Super Bowl Champion the ‘GOAT’

In the NFL world, most would admit- Tom Brady is a freak of nature. Playing at the top of his game for over two decades, the QB has amassed records of all kinds. He has, and continues to, compete against players much younger than him and keeps coming out on top in a game as unforgiving as football. And he seems to have no intention of stopping.

Most in the NFL world regard him as the GOAT of the game. One legend, however, seems to think otherwise.

Currently, legendary QB Joe Montana doesn’t quite agree with the title many associates with Brady. He has a surprising reason for making such a claim, which needs consideration. Presently the Hall of Famer Joe Montana believes that Tom Brady may not be the GOAT of the NFL.

In an interview earlier this year, the legendary athlete spoke about Tom Brady and the title of GOAT. He said, “Well, obviously Tom has had a tremendous career. The hard part is trying to compare eras. I mean, this is what, Super Bowl 56. The NFL has been around for 100 years.”

According to the four-time Super Bowl champion, “There was a guy way back, Otto Graham, who won 11 championships before there were Super Bowls. I mean, the game was just so different… it’s just had to compare guys.” 

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Montana’s principal argument is that because of the changing nature of the league ever since its inception, objectively, it is problematic to brand one player as the GOAT. Fans have considered different athletes the greatest at various points in history. What one can say is that Brady definitely is the GOAT of his era.

Did Montana’s views change about Tom Brady?

Joe Montana has been one of Tom Brady’s personal icons from the latter’s youth. Fans considered Montana the GOAT of his era. In fact, the retired veteran has also previously shown his admiration of Brady and his achievements on the field.

Montana’s comments from earlier this year seem slightly contrary to what he had said. In a previous interview, he said, “I think Tom has taken his place on the top up there a long time ago… if you look at what Tom has been able to accomplish… it puts him definitely up there at the top of the list.”

Montana’s argument definitely makes sense. But to the legions of Brady fans out there, the seven-time Super Bowl champion is the GOAT among all NFL players, wouldn’t you agree?

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