What Brady And Mahomes Said To Each Other After The Super Bowl

Super Bowl 55 was a must-watch event for a multitude of reasons, but one of the biggest talking points was the highly-anticipated match-up between quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, according to The New York Times. As CNN noted, Brady is exactly 18 years and 45 days older than the Kansas City Chiefs' star, making theirs the biggest age difference in the history of the event. "Got that nice sweet little whippy arm that I used to have when I was a little bit younger." Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Mahomes admitted, "As I continue in my career, I am still trying to do whatever I can to watch the tape on him." The quarterback, who was last year's Super Bowl MVP, also argued, "[Brady] is doing it the right way, and you can tell by how many Super Bowl championships he has, and the rings on his fingers." "Seems like every single year he's just getting better. And it truly is amazing to watch and it's amazing to go up against 'cause you know you're going up against the best." After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ultimately emerged victorious, with Brady named MVP, Mahomes acknowledged, "They were the better team today […] but I'm proud of the guys and how they fought to the very end of the game." "They beat us pretty good, worse than I think I've been beaten in a long time." While Brady is loved by many, he's also been criticized in the past for his lack of sportsmanship on the field — particularly following losses. Although he's almost always quick with a "good game!" handshake, he's never met at midfield with the quarterback from the winning team. Mahomes, however, does not have the same issue, and he was one of the first Chiefs' players to congratulate Brady personally. According to USA Today, Mahomes told his victor he was "awesome," to which Brady responded with "keep in touch." It's certainly impressive, considering the Chiefs' quarterback was reeling from his first Super Bowl loss. While he was still with the New England Patriots, Brady outright refused to shake Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles' hand. Likewise, Brady didn't meet with the New York Giants' Eli Manning following their game at Super Bowl 42 — and he left the field immediately after their loss, again at the hands of the Giants, at Super Bowl 46. Brady has always been glad to shake hands after winning games, but otherwise steers clear. It looks like Mahomes wants to reset the balance while he's on the other side of the divide. There's certainly no denying that Brady can be a bit of a sore loser at times, but for Mahomes, even bad calls and a major toe injury wouldn't prevent him from congratulating Brady after the Championship game. Brady's first trip to the Super Bowl was back in 2002, which was 19 years ago — and Mahomes was just 6 years old at the time! While Mahomes was probably just starting out in Pee Wee leagues, Brady was 24 and at the start of his NFL career. Brady might be considered the greatest of all time, but perhaps the young rising star taught him something about losing with good cheer. After a disappointing showing, Mahomes only had positive words for his team moving forward, telling CBS Sports, "Obviously it hurts right now. It hurts a lot. But we're going to continue to get better. [...] We can't let this define us. We have to continue to get better going into next year and being even better and preparing ourselves to hopefully be in this game again." #PatrickMahomes #SuperBowl #TomBrady