Tom Brady wanted to match Peyton Manning’s rare championship achievement, Buccaneers coach QB said

Tom Brady has always measured greatness by winning championships, a feat that solidified his GOAT status by winning his seventh Super Bowl championship last season – the most for any player in NFL history. While Brady has the most NFL championships for any player in the league’s 101-year history, there was one feat he didn’t accomplish until last season that a quarterback from the Hall of Fame succeeded.

Peyton Manning was the only quarterback in NFL history to start and win a Super Bowl title with two different franchises. According to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback coach Clyde Christensen, Brady wanted to match Manning’s impressive mark this year.

Down and behold, Brady has equaled his longtime rival.

“He said one of the things that he found to be really fun and empowering was what Peyton did in Denver,” Christensen told Zach Gelb on CBS Sports Radio Wednesday. “There was something about that challenge that hit (Brady) right.” Hey, I’ll go see if I can do this somewhere else. “

“I think the challenge was huge for him. Twenty-one years is a long time. Sometimes there is time for a change. He has mentioned several times that he was impressed by it and that it seemed to him. fun and challenging. “

Christensen has a long history with Manning, being on the Indianapolis Colts coaching staff when Manning was on the roster from 2002 to 2011. His long coaching history spans 41 years, testifying to Manning’s greatness and Brady.

Brady became the second quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl with two different franchises, winning his fifth Super Bowl MVP award – the biggest in NFL history. Brady has topped Manning in passing yards, touchdowns and passer rating in addition to his Super Bowl titles and Super Bowl MVPs. Manning has Brady in the regular season MVP awards (Manning has five and Brady has three), but Brady may have time to catch him there if he keeps playing at his current pace – and continues to play beyond 45 years.

“I don’t see an end in sight and he certainly doesn’t act like there is an end in sight,” Christensen said. “He’s so confident in his routine and what he’s doing physically, he’s going to be around for a while.”