Raiders' Jimmy Garoppolo says Tom Brady's 'competitive spirit' still there: 'He was getting a little fiery'

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Jimmy Garoppolo has reunited with Tom Brady, though it's in a different capacity with the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Garoppolo, once Brady's backup with the New England Patriots, is the $72.5 million dollar man leading the team's offense heading into the 2023 season. Brady is officially done with his Hall of Fame career, but he's still in the game after agreeing to purchase a minority stake in the Raiders. 

Brady went viral ahead of the Raiders' final preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys over the weekend when he told Garoppolo and his teammates to "go ruin their night." 

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Tom Brady (12) and Jimmy Garoppolo (10) of the New England Patriots run onto the field before a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Gillette Stadium Oct. 22, 2017, in Foxboro, Mass.   (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Garoppolo told Fox News Digital he's loved being around Brady once again, and that moment before the Cowboys game showed him Brady's natural competitiveness is very much alive. 

"His competitive spirit, it still comes out even just getting ready for the Dallas preseason game," Garoppolo said. "He was in the locker room with us. You can feel it — that competitive spirit was coming out a little bit. He was getting a little fiery."

Garoppolo noted that Brady's a "mover and shaker," as he's dipping his financial interests in multiple buckets, including his minor stake purchase of Birmingham City, a soccer team in England. 

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But Garoppolo and Brady have reconnected in a big way. 

"We’ve talked about a ton of stuff," Garoppolo, set to enter his