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Sam Darnold refuses to wish Tom Brady a happy birthday

Sam Darnold is taking the Jets-Patriots rivalry very seriously.

So much so, in fact, that Darnold would not participate in a video shoot featuring NFL players wishing Tom Brady, who turned 42 last Saturday, a happy birthday.

“I’m going to get every competitive edge I can, because he’s going to do the same thing,” Darnold told Yahoo! Sports. “[Brady is] the ultimate competitor. He’s exactly where I want to be when I’m his age. To chase that, I can’t be giving him anything.”

Darnold asked if he had to do the video, put together by Yahoo!