Patrick Mahomes talks Tom Brady following AFC title game loss: 'His career is one of a kind'

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Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes talked about the bar Tom Brady set during his career and the obstacles he and the team have to face year in and year out just to get to the Super Bowl.

Mahomes and the Chiefs were on the brink of a third consecutive Super Bowl appearance before their loss Sunday to the Cincinnati Bengals 27-24. But with rumors of Brady’s retirement from the NFL being imminent, Mahomes was asked about Brady and if his career left him with some perspective about what it takes to get to the Super Bowl.

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Feb 7, 2021; Tampa, FL, USA;  Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (left) greets Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes following Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"His career is one of a kind. That’s why he’s the GOAT," Mahomes said. "To win that many Super Bowls, to be in that many games, it’s hard, and I understand that. After the years that I’ve had, I’ve been close a lot, but I’ve only been there twice and won one. I understand that it takes a special player, a special group of guys, special circumstances for that to happen. 

"I’ll still do whatever I can to give myself a chance every year to try to get in that game and win it. But who knows if he retires? We don’t know for sure, but regardless of if he does or doesn’t, he’s going to be a great football player and he’s always been a great football player in his career."

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