NFL legend Charles Woodson's surprise Super Bowl prediction... and verdict on 'rookie' Tom Brady's debut

NFL icon Charles Woodson believes the 'loaded' Philadelphia Eagles person what it takes to upset the likelihood and extremity the Kansas City Chiefs' dreams of the Super Bowl three-peat successful New Orleans.

Woodson is among the superstar faces of Fox's broadcast squad connected the crushed for the large game, and helium exclusively gave Mail Sport his lowdown connected what helium expects from the play finale adjacent weekend.

'I was capable to spell to the NFC Championship crippled past week and conscionable being connected the tract and really seeing that Eagles squad up adjacent and personal... wow,' helium said betwixt play rounds astatine Hilton Grand Vacations' Tournament of Champions successful Orlando.

'That squad is loaded... they've got the size, strength, speed, and my caput is telling maine they should win. But erstwhile you got that feline connected the different side, Patrick [Mahomes]... and Travis Kelce, and Andy Reid, that operation has proven it ain't nary pushover for nobody.

'So they're going for it, man, that's a communicative [the three-peat]. I could decidedly spot the Eagles winning, but I don't cognize if I'm putting immoderate wealth down!'

This play Woodson has reunited with his erstwhile teammate Tom Brady connected Fox, with the seven-time Super Bowl victor joining the web connected a 10-year, $375m contract.

The brace antecedently played unneurotic astatine Michigan, person been bully friends for much than 25 years, and Woodson has helped his integration into the TV satellite this season. 

'He's a rookie again,' Woodson joked erstwhile asked for his opinions connected Brady's archetypal twelvemonth successful the job. 'It's mode antithetic than playing, you know. Now he's talking astir the crippled and everyone is leaning successful whenever helium speaks due to the fact that they wanna perceive that "something" from him. You know, "hey, however did you triumph seven?"'

'He has to consciousness his mode done it. Calling games and digging into a team, uncovering retired inheritance connected players, knowing the full roster, getting your points out, having immoderate personality... each that worldly is hard!

'I think, implicit the people of the year, he's got amended astatine it. He's a self-analytical guy, truthful I'm definite he'll ticker the portion backmost and fig retired what helium tin bash amended adjacent year.

'That's conscionable what helium does. You know, he's a winner.' 

Woodson won the Heisman astatine the extremity of his clip playing with Brady successful college, and until this twelvemonth was the astir caller antiaircraft subordinate to assistance the award.

Colorado's Travis Hunter broke that streak, and each eyes are connected him up of the Draft this April.

There has been plentifulness of speech astir his relation connected some sides of the shot successful the NFL, and Woodson believes whoever drafts him should usage him successful aggregate roles.

'Most apt a backmost volition spell first, Woodson revealed, adding: 'But Travis is simply a phenomenal athlete. He tin bash anything, each implicit the field.

'I deliberation he'll proceed to bash peculiar things successful the NFL. Whoever drafts him, I deliberation determination does request to beryllium packages, immoderate crossover.

'If he's a full-time antiaircraft player, determination needs to beryllium immoderate packages connected offense. If he's a full-time violative player, helium should play immoderate defense. But what I bash think, helium should not beryllium retired determination trying to commencement each play!'