TAMPA, Fla. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston met in the tunnel underneath Raymond James Stadium following Thursday night's game, sharing an extended conversation that Winston had hoped would happen.
"I just said, 'It was an honor.' I told him thank you. A lot," Winston said after the Buccaneers' 19-14 loss. "That's a blessing, man, to meet someone like that. I dream to be able to be the type of quarterback he is for his team to our team."
Brady, 40, had just finished his postgame news conference, and as he walked toward the team buses, the 23-year-old Winston was waiting for him.