Kraft rooting for Brady: 'I really hope he wins'

Tom Brady may no longer be a member of the New England Patriots, but team owner Robert Kraft will be pulling for his former quarterback to earn his seventh Super Bowl title Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

"I'm rooting for Tom Brady," Kraft told CBS Sunday Morning in an interview that will air Sunday. "I'm so excited. We've had some great communications and he is such a special human being. We were privileged to have him here for two decades, and he's one of the finest human beings I've ever met.

"He knows how to lead, and I wish him well," Kraft added. "I really hope he wins Sunday."

Brady shocked the football world by leaving New England for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March after an unprecedented 20-year run with the AFC East club. He won six Super Bowls, appeared in three others, and earned three MVP awards during his time with the Patriots.

The 43-year-old quarterback has only had positive things to say about his time with New England in the run-up to Super Bowl LV, saying last week he "wouldn't change anything" about his two decades playing for Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick.

Kraft and Patriots fans will likely need to get used to seeing Brady having success outside of New England, as the future Hall of Famer said Monday he's open to playing beyond his long-stated goal of age 45.