Patrick Mahomes excited to face ‘one of the greatest’ QBs ever in Tom Brady

January 26, 2021 | 6:15 PM

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has confronted Tom Brady twice in his profession up to now — as soon as in Kansas Metropolis’s AFC Championship loss in 2018, and as soon as earlier this yr when the Chiefs claimed a 27-24 victory.

In Tremendous Bowl LV, nonetheless, Mahomes may have an opportunity to tackle Brady in a sport loaded with each juicy narrative possible — a contest between the way forward for the league and a member of its previous guard stubbornly holding on to greatness.

“The Tremendous Bowl is the Tremendous Bowl,” Mahomes mentioned on Monday. “Having the ability to up go towards one of many biggest, if not the best quarterback of all time, in his one hundred and fiftieth Tremendous Bowl, it’s going to be an amazing expertise for me.

“I imply, to go on the market and to have the prospect to repeat, and get to do it towards the perfect, it’s one thing particular. I’m excited for the chance.”

Mahomes’ feedback drew some raised eyebrows from FS1’s Skip Bayless, who interpreted Mahomes’ phrasing — “one of many biggest, if not the best” — as a shot at Brady’s case as the best of all time. On the very least, Bayless noticed it as enjoying with fireplace, noting that athletes like Michael Jordan are specialists at fabricating slights.

“To me, Tom Brady doesn’t seem like an murderer,” Bayless mentioned on FS1’s “Undisputed.” “He doesn’t seem like some badass quarterback who’s going to get even with you. He seems to be just like the lame cliché dad down the road or subsequent door. So he is available in a unique package deal.

“However what I’ve realized over a few years of carefully observing Brady is you higher watch out with what you say earlier than video games, as a result of the littlest perceived slight will grow to be huge in his thoughts by kickoff. And also you simply higher watch out with this man, as a result of he could be a pressure of nature in video games of this magnitude — like a championship sport or actually a Tremendous Bowl — if he decides you’ve gotten little to no respect for him.”

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach Andy Reid would probably disagree with Bayless’ evaluation.

“They’ve acquired an amazing group there and people two have a whole lot of respect for one another,” Reid mentioned earlier this week, referencing Brady and Mahomes. “You bear in mind when Tom got here into the locker room after the championship sport and talked to Patrick, and Patrick responded like a younger man would reply to the GOAT. So, we sit up for the chance to play them, and I do know Pat does with Tom, and I’m certain likewise Tom does with Pat. So, it needs to be a heck of a soccer sport.”

Tremendous Bowl LV kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7.