Tom Brady of New England Patriots calls Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers "inspiring"

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Quarterback Patriots Tom Brady said he's looking forward to Sunday night's game against Aaron Rodgers's quarterback and the Green Bay Packers, saying that Rodgers has been motivated to be a better player.

"I think it's inspiring," Brady said Tuesday during his weekly interview on sports radio WEEI. "Even for me, I watch his game and it makes me want to get out there and practice and improve, because I think he's so phenomenal in his pocket. history of the league – it's pretty awesome to watch. "

Brady added that Rodgers even "throws some of the best incompletions I've ever seen. "

Brady said he and Rodgers have been longtime friends, as they share Bay Area roots, their paths have been crossed over the football field.

Sunday's game marks just the second time they will face each other as they start quarterbacks, with the last time coming in the 2014 season (a 26-21 Packers win). The last time the Packers visited the Patriots in 2010, Rodgers missed the game because he was injured.

In January 2017, Brady said that when Rodgers is playing on national television, "I usually stay up and watch." On Tuesday, he added, "It's going to be a big challenge for our defense." We're going to make it tough on their defense, and we'll see how it's shakes out. this year, and I'm sure this one will come down to the wire. "

A Brady vs. Rodgers matchup will naturally spark the game, which was a topic Brady was asked about in his interview.

"I think it's actually a hypothetical question that's just really impossible to answer." "I'm not thinking about, 'Oh, was this guy better than this guy or this guy?' I guess that's because I'm an athlete and I realize it's a lot of teamwork, it's a lot of things that go into helping your team win, "he said on WEEI.

"Good quarterbacks, I think, allow them to build their systems and make them work." I think it's very flattering when a team chooses you and says, 'Look, we want to move forward with you and we're going to get receivers to complement your skills – tight ends and backs [offensive] lines. ' If they're not doing that, it probably does not have a lot of trust in you. "