{"id":142232,"date":"2025-06-19T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/142232\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T12:29:12","slug":"tom-brady-tops-buccaneers-all-century-honorees-outshining-franchise-legends-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/142232\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady tops Buccaneers\u2019 all-century honorees, outshining franchise legends | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TomTom Brady leads Bucs all-century team (Image Credit: Reuters\/X) Tom Brady\u2019s Tampa tenure may have been brief, but it now stands above decades of Buccaneers history. The seven-time Super Bowl champion headlines the list of Bucs named to the NFL\u2019s All-Century Team, honoring the league\u2019s greatest players of the past 100 years. Though Brady only spent three seasons in Tampa, his impact was seismic\u2014delivering a Super Bowl title and redefining the franchise\u2019s place in league history. His selection marks a defining moment not just for his legacy, but for Tampa Bay\u2019s identity in the NFL pantheon.<\/p>\n

Tom Brady\u2019s brief reign, monumental impact<\/p>\n

Tom Brady was described by ESPN senior writer Aaron Schatz as the \u201cultimate example\u201d of long-term greatness. \u201cNobody has ever played so well for so long\u2026 Brady won two Super Bowls in his 40s,\u201d Schatz said. He also pointed to Brady\u2019s 2007 campaign as historically elite, saying, \u201cHis 2007 season is the best in NFL history using both FTN\u2019s DYAR metric and ESPN\u2019s Total QBR.\u201d Though only in Tampa for three seasons, Brady\u2019s arrival transformed the franchise from underachievers to champions\u2014and global contenders.<\/p>\n

Legends of different eras round out Bucs\u2019 all-century representation<\/p>\n

Joining Brady on the All-Century Team is tight end Rob Gronkowski, who followed him to Tampa in 2020 and made an immediate impact. \u201cGronk\u2019s 2011 season is the all-time greatest for a tight end\u2026 He could basically be used as another offensive tackle during run plays,\u201d Schatz noted. His presence in the red zone and physical dominance reshaped Tampa\u2019s offense.Longtime linebacker Lavonte David, the heartbeat of the Bucs defense since 2012, was also honored. \u201cNo linebacker over the past 25 years has dominated with splash plays quite like David,\u201d Schatz said. With 415 defeats (third since 1991) and 31.9 per season (the most all-time), David\u2019s consistency finally earned him national respect. Cornerback Ronde Barber, a cornerstone of the famed \u201cTampa 2\u201d scheme, earned his spot through grit and playmaking. \u201cBarber leads all defensive backs with 292 defeats since 2000\u2026 He also made the most tackles on running plays (477),\u201d Schatz emphasized.Also read: Tom Brady melts hearts on Father’s Day with emotional tribute to his lifelong hero\u2014his dad<\/a>Other mentions include Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks and short-stint stars like Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, and Darrelle Revis. But atop them all stands Brady\u2014the symbol of Tampa\u2019s turnaround, and now the franchise\u2019s crown jewel on the NFL\u2019s All-Century stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Brady leads Bucs all-century team (Image Credit: Reuters\/X) Tom Brady\u2019s Tampa tenure may have been brief, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[211,33056,7,6,33057,8551,704,250,2597,2596,1369],"class_list":{"0":"post-142232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-buccaneers","9":"tag-buccaneers-all-century-team","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nfl-greatest-players","13":"tag-super-bowl-champion","14":"tag-tampa-bay","15":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","16":"tag-tampabay","17":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers","18":"tag-tom-brady"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114710037705760296","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}