The envelopes are in. As usual, it’s the one vote, one-man system with the honors including a nod to history. The lineup:
Joe Montana Legend Award: Tom Brady. At 44, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback with seven Super Bowl rings set career highs with a league-leading 5,316 passing yards, 485 completions and 312.7 yards per game. He may be getting older, but the results – including an NFL-high 43 TD strikes, second-most in his career after tallying 50 in 2007 – suggest he’s still in his prime. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Brady used to marvel at the cold efficiency of Montana. Now his childhood hero, still living in Cali, marvels at Brady’s cold efficiency. Still.
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