Tom Brady is so upset with all the ticky-tack fouls in the NFL these days ... he's officially dubbing the league as "softer" now.
The quarterback explained his stance on his "Let's Go!" podcast with Jim Gray this week ... saying the way penalties are being called has changed the game completely, particularly for quarterbacks.
Brady says he believes guys like Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes and other mobile signal-callers are thriving simply for the fact that defenders are more timid to hit now due to flag-happy refs.