Peyton Manning, Tom Brady Laud Lamar Jackson, Who Could Join Them in Exclusive Club

Two of the greatest quarterbacks of all time showed love this week to Lamar Jackson, who may join them in an exclusive club.

If Jackson wins his third MVP award at NFL Honors tonight, he would become the seventh player in NFL history with at least three MVP awards. The other six are Peyton Manning (five), Aaron Rodgers (four), Tom Brady (three), Jim Brown (three), Brett Favre (three), and Johnny Unitas (three).

Manning and Brady lauded Jackson, the all-time leading rusher for a quarterback, for taking his passing skills to another level this season.

“He can beat you in different ways and that’s a great credit for a quarterback,” Manning told The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec. “There’s definitely no easy book on Lamar, like, ‘OK, this is how you have to play him.’ That’s a credit to him and that’s probably where he’s improved the most. The confidence in his guys and the mastery in that system, I’d just say it’s at an all-time high right now.”

Brady, an analyst for Fox Sports, named Jackson as his Offensive Player of the Year.

“Forty-one touchdown passes and only four interceptions. Time to give Lamar the respect he deserves as a passer,” Brady said. “Congrats to Lamar on a season that could very well end up with his third career MVP award.”