Tom Brady takes a cheeky dig at Rob Gronkowski while claiming Drake Maye "has the best TE in Patriots history"

The start of the 2025 season has been positive for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots. The second-year quarterback has made massive improvements in his game, and his team already has half of its 2024 wins, sparking positive thoughts from the fans.

One of the reasons for Maye's improvement is the offense around him. The Patriots improved their offensive line, Stefon Diggs joined as a free agent and Josh McDaniels returned as offensive coordinator. As such, there was also improvement from players who were already on the roster.

Hunter Henry is one of these players. As such, Tom Brady took the opportunity to praise him for his recent performances. But with Rob Gronkowski sitting next to him, the former quarterback took a playful jab at his former teammate, calling Henry "the greatest tight end in the history of the Patriots":

"Right now, Drake Maye's playing with the greatest tight end in the history of the New England Patriots, Hunter Henry."

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Henry has done a great job in the first four weeks of the season. He has 204 yards and three touchdowns, including a two-touchdown performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3. He already has more touchdowns scored than last season, when he had just two.

Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is in the conversation for the best of all time

There's no doubt about the domination during the career of Rob Gronkowski. He was a mismatch in many ways: defenses struggled to contain him due to his athleticism, with linebackers too slow to cover him, but safeties not physical enough.

He played from 2010 to 2021, missing the 2019 season due to a brief retirement. His quarterback was Tom Brady throughout his entire career, and he won four Super Bowls in that span: three with New England and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He finished his career with 9,286 receiving yards, 92 touchdowns and 621 receptions. He's widely considered the best tight end of all time, with Travis Kelce joining the discussion following his multiple Super Bowl wins with the Kansas City Chiefs. Nevertheless, his story with Brady was one of a kind.

About the author

Henrique Bulio is an NFL and College Football journalist at Sportskeeda and the Editor-in-Chief of Pro Football Brasil. He has a total 13 years of experience working in American Football, and playing quarterback at an amateur level in Brazil has given him a unique perspective of the game.

Henrique follows the Philadelphia Eagles closely due to Michael Vick's historic performance on MNF against the Washington Commanders in 2010. His all-time favorite player is Ed Reed; he believes that Reed is the greatest safety to ever play the game. Bill Belichick gets the nod as Henrique's favorite coach for coaching the Patriots to glory over two decades.

If Henrique were to be able to go back in time and watch one game, it would be Super Bowl XLIX, where the Patriots and the Seahawks played a complete, back-and-forth game that concluded with one of the biggest talking points in NFL history.

Technical deep dives are Henrique’s specialty, and he ensures never to use misleading words in his articles, since he himself consumes a lot of information off the web. He has had the privilege of interviewing Cairo Santos, Lamar Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Bruce Arians, Matt LaFleur, among others.

Aside from football, Henrique likes to play poker and Counter-Strike.

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Edited by Henrique Bulio