'60 Minutes' archives: How far can Tom Brady throw a football?

The Patriots quarterback told Steve Kroft how far he could throw a spiral — and which great NFL quarterbacks he wanted to emulate.

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[ze_german]

You don’t have to be modest Tom, you won 3 Championships. Dammit he won 4 more since then

[Hubbardbilly]

There’s something really upsetting about watching a grown man catch a football like an alligator holding a loaf of bread.

[houseofcluck]

how much you wanna make a bet i can throw a football over them

[Dylanbolton]

“Quarterbacks take pride in their spiral”

*Peyton Manning has left the chat

[TeachAManToAngle]

His respect for Joe Montana is the biggest reason I like Tom Brady.

[stephenandrew]

When he describes Joe Montana, he’s describing himself without knowing it.

[hoyit]

His pass to Moss in the first SB against the Giants went about 70 yards. I believe it was just barely tipped by the defender but man he was that close to pulling that off which woulda made that game even crazier.

[zatchg]

Mark my words, this Brady guy has something special

[hoffag]

Brady, you make it look easy. And now you got seven rings. You're the GOAT!

[Lundahlium]

70-yards with accuracy that's a lot of yards.

[ChiefKene]

Tom: soo...they hard to catch or not ?
*reporter twisting torso to do a cradle catch*
Reporter: no...I’m not even having to move.

🤣🤣🤣

[justinmccarthy]

He did throw it 70 yards once (Giants SB 42)

[casperable]

4 more rings later TB12 is the goat and makes it look easy. LEGEND #12

[TheFatman]

Who care he has 7 Super Bowls on that arm who the so called expert say he can’t throw. and he is humble to give credit to his NFL favorite quarterback . Who he feels we’re better than him the man is pure class in a game at doesn’t appreciate his hard work.

[tubbers]

He's racist if he throws it 70 yards.

[brandonxenos]

The way he was catching Toms passes! Like he was scared of the ball. Hands out son!

[camtrovillion]

What you don’t see on the field is the many different velocities qbs use. Different speeds, having the point of the ball hit different angles. Also knowing which area of a particular receiver is the best place for him to catch it. So much detail goes into being a qb. The best qbs March right down the field because the cb or safety anticipate a certain detail in the pass but the qb purposely fools him with something he wasn’t anticipating. Brady has every defender studied. He study’s everything. Insane layers of detail that no other qb will ever match.

[part]

Never used to be a Brady fan being from St Louis and Warner will always be my favorite but Brady is a great player and seems like a solid guy.

[pianoman]

Brady has one of the most underrated arms ever. Every year someone says his arm strength is below average, then he guns it for 30 on a line with perfect accuracy. He's still got one of the top ten arms in the league.

[chrisgarcia]

No one showed the interviewer how to catch with his hands. Make the window with your hands bra! 😂