For the first time since the list’s inception

Michael Bennett Jerseys 2019 , Brady did not end up in the top five." VideosPatriots First ReadPatriots quarterback Tom Brady ranks just sixth on NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2019New,39commentsRelated: Stephon Gilmore makes NFL Network’s Top 100 Players list for the first timeEDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ranks just sixth on NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesEvery offseason, NFL Network releases its list of the top 100 players entering the new season. While the ranking is not the definitive measure of performance in the league, it is a reflection of how a player is viewed among his peers: after all, the players themselves are the ones voting for it. Judging by this, the New England Patriots’ quarterback still is seen among the league’s best players — rightfully so.However, his ranking as just the third passer overall despite winning the Super Bowl yet again certainly has plenty of potential for debate.#6 QB Tom BradyAfter taking the top spot on the list the last two years and never ranking outside the top five since the list’s inception in 2011 White Danny Shelton Jerseys , Brady slipped to number six on the list in 2019. Why? His numbers certainly played a role in that, but they fail to fully capture what the 41-year-old was able to accomplish last season: leading the Patriots to their sixth championship even though the cast of characters around him was changing on a regular basis.Brady still came through in the clutch week-in and week-out, and showed why he is still in a class of his own — one that higher-ranked quarterbacks Drew Brees (#2) and Patrick Mahomes (#4) have yet to even scratch. The problem with that when it comes to rankings such as this one, is that is puts the greatest quarterback of all time under an enormous pressure to perform. And it looks like winning the Super Bowl can only get him so far.Quote of note: “He’s never gotten away from the fundamentals, he’s never gotten away from technique. He’s able to push his teammates to play at a level they wouldn’t know to play at. That’s why he’s the GOAT.” — Denver Broncos linebacker Von MillerBrady is the fourth member of the Patriots to crack the list this year:Click here to watch the clip about Gilmore; to watch the ones about McCourty and Edelman, please follow this link. The ex-Patriot has helped Dwayne Haskins become a first-round prospect."When the New England Patriots are on the clock tomorrow night, Dwayne Haskins is expected to be long gone: the Ohio State prospect is among the top quarterbacks to enter the 2019 draft and as such could become one of the first ten players to hear their names called by Roger Goodell on Thursday. At least indirectly Danny Shelton Jerseys 2019 , the Patriots have a hand in this as one of their former players has taken Haskins under his wings.Shawn Springs, who was in New England for the final season of his 13-year career, helped the quarterback grow into a likely day one selection. Springs guided Haskins through high school and helped him grow into one of the best quarterbacks college football had to offer last year: appearing in 14 games for the Buckeyes, Haskins completed 70% of his pass attempts for a combined 4,831 passing yards, 50 touchdowns and a mere 8 interceptions.For Springs, this development did not come as a surprise. “I knew he was going to be special White Josh Gordon Jerseys ,” he told Bleacher Report’s Adam Kramer early during Haskins’ final season at Ohio State — and the praise for the soon-to-be first-rounder did not stop there, as a former teammate of Springs’ also was mentioned by the now 44-year-old. “I’ve played with two quarterbacks in my life that I feel are better than him: Tom Brady and Warren Moon. I know how that sounds, but I truly believe it.”When he first saw Haskins throw a football, Springs was already retired from the league. After he joined the Patriots as a free agent in 2009 and quickly became a starting cornerback for the team, the veteran failed to establish himself as a reliable presence in New England’s secondary. The team therefore opted to cut Springs only one season into his three-year contract and after they had drafted Devin McCourty in the first round of the 2010 draft.Springs failed to find a new home and decided to step away from the game later that same year. Nine years after the former All-Pro’s retirement, his impact on the NFL will still be seen again in the form of Haskins: after watching him at a middle school passing camp, Springs became a mentor for the teenager and even convinced his family to relocate to Maryland to further help his growth into a four-star recruit and bona fide draft prospect.Haskins’ chance to live up to the expectations his mentor has in him will likely come with one of the quarterback-needy teams in the draft — the New York Giants and Washington Redskins are both seen as prime candidates to invest in Haskins should he be available. Springs’ final NFL team Josh Gordon Jerseys 2019 , of course, also is in the market for a passer considering that the aforementioned Tom Brady will turn 42 in August. However, Springs’ protégé is unlikely to fall down the board and into the Patriots’ range.Nevertheless, New England might still cross paths with Haskins — and by extension their former cornerback as well — in 2019 as both Washington and New York are on the reigning world champions’ schedule.