Two players with an argument to be made for Greatest Of All Time at their respective games praised Tom Brady after the Patriots’ win in Super Bowl LI.
Barry Bonds and Jerry Rice were among the many athletes who congratulated Brady. The Giants and 49ers legends, respectively, have unique ties to the Patriots quarterback.
Bonds and Brady each went to Serra High School in San Mateo.
Rice played against Brady while with the Raiders in the playoffs after the 2001 season — plus, of course, caught balls from the other QB in the Montana-or-Brady debate.