jr. can even make a court roy sweater pants combo look sexy. >> he's one of the two all-time great quarterbackse montana. >> reporter: stats tie with joe montana on rings and three mvps gone. but eclipses with 13 super bowl touchdown passes. >> you're the greatest of all time. what do you say about that? >> that's -- it's never crossed my mind. that's not why i've ever played the game. >> reporter: he's just two under 225 pounds of america. deflategate lingers. >> i'm sure that stuff will take care of itself however long it takes. >> reporter: even if it's proved he sucked air out of those pigskins himself -- >> those lips! >> reporter: tom will still be beloved. >> who are you going to believe? tom brady, the greatest man in all of humanity? or a bunch of [ bleep ] on twitter? >> reporter: he's the square-jawed jock who gets the girl and throws the perfect pass, lifts the trophy from the dying embers of the phoenix night. i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> tom brady gives hope to all the late bloomers. six quarterbacks were drafted ahead of him. not one is still in the nfl, or ev