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'It was awesome for him to do that': What Brady said to Mahomes

FILE - At left, in a Sept. 23, 2018, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, in Detroit. At right, in an Oct. 7, 2018, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Kansas City, Mo. One is the sixth-round pick that became arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history. The other is the first-round choice in his first full season as starter. Yet there are similarities between the Patriots’ Tom Brady and the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, and some day their resumes may be similar, too. (AP Photo/File)

NEW YORK — Patrick Mohomes finally opened up about his chat with Tom Brady after the AFC Championship game this year.

Brady and the Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs -- and their new star quarterback -- en route to their sixth Super Bowl championship this past season. But it was the 23-year-old quarterback who turned heads all season as he threw for a league-high 50 touchdowns and a total of more than 5,000 yards.

After the AFC Championship game in Kansas City, Mahomes and Brady didn't get to chat on the field, so Brady visited him in the locker room after the game.

"He got security to let him in, and he said, 'Man, you had a heck of a season,'" Mahomes told Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. "He knows what it's like to win a lot of big games. He knows what it's like to lose some big games -- not many, but a few. So he just said, 'You have to keep grinding.' He said he loved the way I played."

You can watch the segment below.

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