Why Tom Brady doesn't like the 'GOAT' label

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have a Sunday night showdown with the Green Bay Packers. (Getty)The New England Patriots play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. That means Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers, for just the second time ever. And with the era’s two most prolific gunslingers in their 19th and 14th NFL seasons, respectively, and still very close to the tops of their games, that means it’s GOAT week.

Really, there should be little argument that Tom Brady is the greatest of all time. The greatest quarterback. The greatest player. The most valuable man in NFL history. Even Rodgers agrees. “He’s got five championships,” the Packers QB said this week. “I think that ends most discussions.”

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