NFL legend Barry Sanders pushes back on Tom Brady's critical assessment of league

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NFL legend Barry Sanders pushed back on Tom Brady’s assessment of today’s football.

The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback made a harsh assessment of the NFL on a podcast earlier in the week, saying there was a lot of "mediocrity" in the league.

Sanders, a Hall of Fame Detroit Lions running back, disagreed during his appearance on "RG3 and The Ones."

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Barry Sanders took issue with Tom Brady's assessment of the NFL. (Getty Images)

"Well, maybe he's talking about the teams that he played for," Sanders said as he laughed. "But the team that I played for? No, it's anything but mediocre. I thought I saw that comment somewhere and hey look, for us as Lions fans, maybe I just have blinders on because of how we're leading the division, how well we're playing. But I still see a great product. I still see great, great teams and a very popular game."

The Patriots are 2-8 this season while the Buccaneers are 4-6. Tampa Bay is the only team out of the two that are in contention for a division title. Sanders’ Lions dropped to 8-3 with a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Sanders said he would like to understand Brady’s point of view more.

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Barry Sanders walks on the field before the game between Lions and Seahawks at Ford Field on Sept. 17, 2023, in Detroit. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

"I would listen to anything he has to say, and I'd have to get into more detail what he actually is referring to. But hey look, I think this is like the greatest product,