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Tom Brady was Bill Belichick's best player. Was Richard Seymour Belichick's best defender?

It's not as if Richard Seymour had to wait forever to get in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He is two years younger than a former teammate who is still playing.

But if you ask that former teammate, Tom Brady, a five-year sit for a defensive lineman of this fellow's grade is exorbitant.

At least, Brady conveyed as much in this Tweet on Jan. 19, 2021:

"I would love to see Richard Seymour inducted into the Pro Football HOF. Not only was he a dominant player but a team-first, selfless player who played championship football each and every week.