Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes
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  • A Royals player wore a Tom Brady jersey after losing a Super Bowl bet to a Rays player.
  • A video of the payoff garnered a response from Tom Brady on Twitter about who "the best" is.
  • Brady's Tweet garnered a response from Patrick Mahomes
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Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes had a brief Twitter exchange over who is and will be "the best."

The engagement between the two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks came in response to Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez paying off a lost Super Bowl bet to Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips.

Perez bet on Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to defeat Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV back in February. But thanks to Tampa Bay's 31-9 victory, Perez was forced to wear a red Brady jersey to batting practice ahead of the Royals' game against the Rays on Monday.

The Royals, whom Mahomes owns a share of as the youngest minority owner in baseball, then released a video on Twitter of Perez in the Buccaneers jersey saying "Patrick Mahomes is the best," with the caption "Sometimes words speak louder than actions."

Brady then responded to the Tweet on Tuesday, saying, "Nahhh, I think actions always speak louder than words," likely about his victory over Mahomes in The Super Bowl.

Mahomes didn't take Brady's jab silently, tweeting his response to Brady saying, "I guess we will see in 20 years..." referencing the fact that Mahomes is 18 years younger than Brady and will likely have more chances to catch up to Brady's achievements once he is retired.

Brady, 43, is the oldest starting quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl, and that's not just referencing his victory over Mahomes this year either. Brady previously set the mark for the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl in Super Bowl LIII with the New England Patriots when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. Brady defeated Mahomes and The Chiefs in that year's AFC Championship game to get there too.

Mahomes, 25, became the youngest player in NFL history to win league MVP honors in 2018 before Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took that title a year later. Mahomes has one Super Bowl under his belt but might only have a few more chances to defeat Brady in a meaningful game.

Brady has said that he wants to play until he's 45 but is currently under contract with The Buccaneers until the end of the 2022 season when he'll be 46.

Barring a Super Bowl rematch between The Chiefs and Buccaneers within the next two years, Brady has the leverage to hold the title as "the best," while Mahomes works toward an opportunity to change that narrative.

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