Rookie Diaries: When idols become rivals

Safeties Justin Simmons and Will Parks describe what they expect when they face Tom Brady, who they played against as a kid.

In this week’s Rookie Diaries, Justin Simmons and Will Parks ponder what it will be like to play against Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who entered the NFL in 2000. At the time, Simmons and Parks had just begun elementary school. They also reacted to Patriots HC Bill Belichick’s press conference with the Denver media in which he singled the two out by name and said they’ve provided “good depth” in the secondary.

Will Parks: I was a kid watching Brady while I was growing up. He was one of my favorite quarterbacks. We’re playing him, so he can’t be my favorite…