Ahead of the clash with the Buccaneers, Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury talks about his past with Tom Brady. He admits he first learned how to work hard from the quarterback superstar

On Boxing Day, the Arizona Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in the NFL.

For Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury it will be a reunion with Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.

The two have known each other for a long time and were even teammates at the New England Patriots. Now the head coach has admitted that, unlike Brady, he didn’t give his all as a player to be as good as he could be.

Moreover, he stated that it was Brady’s fantastic work ethic that made him the greatest of all time.

“The total commitment, the lifestyle, sleeping, eating, studying, all the work he put into it – it’s insane,” Kingsbury told US journalists.

Kingsbury admires Brady

“When I got there, I thought I worked hard, but then I saw what he did and invested in, and it was a whole other level. There’s a reason why he’s the best there’s ever been. “

In addition, the 43-year-old hinted at occasionally wondering if he could have had a better career as a player if he had approached the game the way Brady did.

Kingsbury came to New England as a sixth-round draft pick in 2003 but didn’t play in his rookie season because of an injury and was released a year later.

He later signed with the Saints, Broncos, Jets and Bills, among others, but played in only one game.