- Brady left the NFL this year as the greatest quarterback in history
- But Kelce believes Mahomes is young enough and good enough to match him
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Tom Brady left the NFL last February with his legacy as the greatest quarterback in football history still largely intact.
But according to Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes will ultimately record all of the 46-year-old’s historic achievements in the sport before one day hanging up his cleats as well.
In his 22-year career, Brady claimed seven Super Bowl titles – the most of any quarterback ever – while also setting records for passing yards (89,214), touchdown passes (649) and more.
No other quarterback in history can match the Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend when it comes to in-game performance, but Kelce believes Mahomes, 28, is young enough and good enough to eventually do it.
“I think right now, the speed that Pat is at, how he’s doing, it’s a little more on Pat than it is on Brady,” the Chiefs tight end said on Wednesday’s episode. I’m an athlete podcast.
Travis Kelce believes Patrick Mahomes could one day see Tom Brady in the NFL history books
Brady left the NFL last February as the greatest quarterback in football history
But Kelce is backing Chiefs teammate Mahomes to match his best performances in the sport
“At least Brady’s first couple of years, to where Pat is now, and that’s only going to continue to evolve, and it’s only going to continue to go up.”
Mahomes claimed his second Super Bowl crown last season after inspiring the Chiefs to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Arizona. The Texas-born quarterback won his first championship in 2020, as Kansas City, Florida, prevailed over the San Francisco 49ers.
As things stand, Mahomes has recorded 26,258 passing yards and 207 touchdown passes over his six full seasons with the Chiefs, meaning he still has a long way to go to reach Brady’s heights.
However, Kelce continued, “One-five has the ability to find a way to get things done, even if it breaks down or if he has to make a crazy throw down the field, and that’s just something that you still haven’t seen in the NFL.
“And he’s been doing it since his first snap, and I think he’ll be playing for a long time. So I think he’ll catch him with all the accolades.
“I think the most important thing will always be those Super Bowls. That’s a lot of Super Bowls.’
The Chiefs will continue their defense of their AFC West title against the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon.
Andy Reid’s team enters the game on a run of six straight wins after rebounding from their Week 1 miscue against the Detroit Lions.