Tom Brady is one of 34 starting quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl. The only quarterback with seven rings, Brady recently revealed which quarterback he thinks will be next to win their first.
Brady didn’t pick Lamar Jackson, the league’s reigning MVP. He also didn’t pick Joe Burrow, who in 2021 almost won a ring. Instead, Brady chose a former divisional foe who has come close but has yet to reach the Super Bowl.
“I really like Josh Allen. I would pick Josh,” Brady said recently on the DeepCut Podcast. “I really like Josh as a guy, as a leader. But you know, he has to get past the Chiefs, and it’s tough, because Patrick is incredible and the way he leads this team.”
Brady choosing Allen shouldn’t be too surprising. The two developed a relationship off the field; Allen actually beat Brady at this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am.
As Brady did throughout his career, Allen was able to play at a consistently high level. Allen has won at least 10 starts since 2019, his first year as the Buffalo Bills’ starting quarterback. Since 2020, Allen has averaged 4,385 yards, 34 touchdowns, 618 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns per season.
As Brady mentioned, Allen has a pretty daunting obstacle to overcome in Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, who last year joined the ’70s Steelers, ’90s Cowboys, 2000s and 2010s Patriots in winning three Super Bowls in a five-year span. . The Chiefs’ final run to the Super Bowl included a divisional playoff victory over Allen’s Bills. It was the third time since 2020 that Buffalo fell to Kansas City in the playoffs.
Despite Mahomes and the Chiefs — as well as the fact that the Bills lost several important pieces this offseason — Brady is apparently confident that Allen will break through while becoming the next first-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback.