Julian Edelman gave his take on the ongoing debate over Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
Having been to a number of Super Bowls in his own right and with three rings to show for his efforts, former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman knows a thing or two about winning Super Bowls. With Super Bowl 59 coming up in a week from Sunday,
However, Mahomes is far from the player with the most Super Bowl rings. That honor goes to Tom Brady. Brady has seven championship rings, having won Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, Super Bowl LI in 2017, Super Bowl LIII in 2019 and Super Bowl LV in 2021.
Right as the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick-led New England Patriots dynasty ended at the end of the 2019 season, Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid started their own with the Kansas City Chiefs.
With Patrick Mahomes having a chance to win his third straight Super Bowl and fourth overall, comparisons to Tom Brady are expected.
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make NFL history as the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, but their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, is already in the record books for his postseason prowess.
Dan Orlovsky recently revealed what separates Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' dynasty from the New England Patriots' run that preceded it.
Both were and are built around transcendent quarterbacks—Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. Both organizations were and are helmed by superior coaching minds in Bill Belichick and Andy Reid. And then there are the two dynasties' tight ends—celebrity superstars in Rob Gronkowski and Travis Kelce.
The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs have been the NFL's only two dynasties in the free agency and salary cap era.
Along with a few practice-squad regulars such as Anthony Firkser (Chiefs), Ochaun Mathis (Eagles), and Ian Book (Eagles), here are some other former Patriots that New England fans should keep tabs on during Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9.
Patrick Mahomes has never posed as great a threat to Tom Brady's seemingly-assured GOAT status as he does now after leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a historic third straight Super Bowl appearance.