It's no secret Tom Brady knows a thing or two about proving doubters wrong, and the most famous draft steal in NFL history is enjoying watching San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy do the same in his first full season as the starter.

Purdy's remarkable rise from the final pick in the 2022 draft to a quarterback who has yet to lose any of the 12 games he has started and finished and now has the best odds to be league MVP this year has naturally seen him draw comparisons to Brady.

And the greatest of all time, who suffered defeat to the 49ers in Purdy's first start last year in his final season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has nothing but admiration for what San Francisco's signal-caller has achieved so far.

Former sixth-round pick Brady said on the 'Let's Go!' podcast:

"[The 49ers are] doing a great job, and I played him last year, and they've got a great team. I played on a lot of great teams over the years, too, and what did we do? We controlled the line of scrimmage, we ran the ball well, we stopped the run, they rushed the passer. They've been playing with leads, and I give coach [Kyle] Shanahan a lot of credit, too, because he's done a great job. You don't hear of guys like Brock Purdy until Brock Purdy's doing amazing things out on the field, so it's kind of a fun story and I hope it continues for him because he seems like he's a really humble young man, and he wants to go out there and do great things. I think the more you have that chip on your shoulder like he does, and there were not quite the expectations, it's nice to go out there and continue to prove people wrong."

Brady was also asked about Purdy still having a roommate, 49ers lineman Nick Zakelj, sharing a home as the seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time MVP did during the start of his career with the New England Patriots. 

"Because of the world of promotion, self-promotion, there's a lot of hype built into a lot of things," said Brady. "He's kind of under the radar, but he just goes about his job, and I think a lot of people can really respect that in a lot of different industries.

"It's nice to have people that can show up every day, put the team first, do what they're asked to do, and he's done a good job of that. He's really exceeding a lot of people's expectations."

There is no doubt Purdy has surpassed what everybody outside the 49er organization anticipated when he entered the game against the Miami Dolphins for an injured Jimmy Garoppolo last year.

The comparisons with Brady are obvious but may seem a bit much at this early stage. However, they will only continue if Purdy continues to outperform expectations that have already had to be drastically adjusted.

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