Tom Brady of Tampa Bay Buccaneers named No. 1 in ‘Top 100 Players of 2022’ countdown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was revealed Sunday night as the best player in the NFL as voted on by his peers in NFL Network’s annual countdown of the league’s top 100 players.
This is the fourth time that Brady has been named the NFL’s top player in a vote by his peers. Brady, who turned 45 years old on Aug. 3, is entering his 23rd NFL season — third with the Buccaneers, who he led to victory in Super Bowl 55.
Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Rams receiver Cooper Kupp and Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor rounded out the top five.
Brady — a seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time league MVP — also earned No. 1 honors in “Top 100” in 2011 — the first year of the NFL Network countdown show — and in 2017 and 2018. Last season, Brady led the NFL in passing yards (5,316) and touchdowns (43) as the Buccaneers finished 13-4.
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Brady had initially announced his retirement following the 2021 season, but a month and a half later changed his mind.
“These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands,” Brady wrote in a social media post on March 13. “That time will come. But it’s not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible. I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. Unfinished business LFG.”
Patrick Mahomes was the No. 1-rated player last year, but was ranked No. 8 in this year’s countdown. Lamar Jackson took top honors in 2020, but landed at No. 36 in 2022 after finishing at No. 24 in 2021.
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