On Monday night, the top 10 of the NFL's list of top 100 players for 2017 was released and for the second straight year Tom Brady was No. 1.
Brady became the first player to win in back-to-back years.
In the reveal, a number of players spoke on the 40-year-old and just how good he is.
Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans: "I wanted to beat him really bad — just the inner kid in me being a Peyton Manning fan. It is awesome to share the field with greatness."
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr: "When I look at him, and it is the same kind of mindset I try and get myself into, just watching him, he stays calm. He just does his job. 'Let's lock in on the little things. Let my feet be right, let my ankles be right, let my read be right, let my eyes be right.' When you keep watching him over the years doing those little things over and over, it's not a crazy thing. He's just doing the little things right when it's hard."
Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater: "Time after time when we are in a pinch, he's there to get us out of it."
Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks: "It would be insane if he's not No. 1, let's just say that."
Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins: "He's No. 1 because of the production, the individual statistics. He's had a revolving door in terms of the supporting cast around him year-to-year and yet he doesn't miss a beat. When we prepared for the Saints, we watched the Patriots against the Saints. Some of the plays he made, he threw a touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski off schedule, just hanging in the pocket. I see that as mobility. I see that as extending the play. It may not be running around. Sometimes running around he may look like a baby giraffe, but he finds a way in the pocket to keep his eyes down field when there is chaos around him and deliver throws time and time again, especially in big moments."
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson: "He's super clutch. He's on time. When the game is on the line, he has no fear. I have a lot of respect for Tom. How could you not? He's the greatest of all-time."
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