Tom Brady might be the greatest of all time when it comes to Boston’s best-ever athletes. But in ESPN The Magazine‘s “definitive” ranking, he barely makes the list.
ESPN The Mag published their “Dominance Rankings,” a cross-sport list of the 20 “most formidable, awe-inspiring and downright dominant athletes” of the last two decades, in honor of the magazine’s 20th anniversary Tuesday.
Brady’s spot on the list certainly won’t quiet the always-vocal crowd of fans who think ESPN has an anti-Patriots bias. The five-time Super Bowl-winning Patriots quarterback came in just under the wire, ranked 20th, behind the likes of former Giants slugger Barry Bonds (17), Angels outfielder Mike Trout (18), and boxer Manny Pacquiao (19).