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Tom Brady gives harsh criticism of how NFL teams handle rookie quarterbacks
2019: Tom Brady celebrates with coach Bill Belichick after winning 13-3 over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK
We are expected to see three rookie quarterbacks start for their respective NFL teams immediately, and that is an idea that future first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer Tom Brady is not a fan of. Brady took it a little bit further than just not being a fan of playing rookie quarterbacks. He had sharp, stern words about how big of a failure it is for the likes of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Bo Nix to be Day 1 starters at the NFL level. Putting it as harshly as possible, Brady thinks today's NFL is a less intelligent game than it was in his time because of this desire to rush young quarterbacks onto the field. Here is what Brady had to say on the Stephen A. Smith Show: "I think it’s just a tragedy that we’re forcing these rookies to play early... But the reality is the only reason why they are is that we’ve dumbed the game down, which has allowed them to play."Tom Brady via Stephen A. Smith Show Clarifying what he meant about the game being dumbed down in today's NFL, Brady went on to discuss how NFL

This article first appeared on NFL Draft on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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