Biden On Mahomes-Brady Super Bowl 2021 Matchup: 'Take A Shot With The Young Guy'

President Joe Biden on Sunday appeared in a pre-Super Bowl interview where he was asked to choose between which quarterback in tonight's big game he'd rather have on his team.

It must have been a tough choice, even for a leader as decisive as Biden, considering this year's showdown features Kansas City Chiefs' young-gun Patrick Mahomes, who many consider to be the current best NFL QB, and 43-year-old legend Tom Brady, who many consider to be the G.O.A.T., or Greatest of All Time.

During the president’s first network news interview, Biden told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnel that he’d likely choose 25-year-old reigning Super Bowl MVP Mahomes to play with him if he were now a wide receiver over NFL god Brady.

"Obviously, Brady's a great quarterback” Biden said. "Mahomes seems like he's got a lot of potential. And so, I'd probably take a shot with the young guy I didn't expect as much from."

O’Donnell asked President Biden if his answer meant that he was thinking the Kansas City Chiefs would win. He clarified that he has yet to make an official Super Bowl pick.

"Well, I didn't say that," Biden said. "I don't know who's gonna win. I think they're both great quarterbacks. One is just a younger version, potentially, of an old, great quarterback. Not old. In NFL terms."

President Biden was a wide receiver on high school football team, and was once said to be “the best pass receiver” on the team. Biden also played freshman football at the University of Delaware.

The president was referred to as “Dash” during his teenage years, not because of speed on the football field, but as a way to make fun of his stutter. “It was like Morse code — dot dot dot, dash dash dash dash,” Biden told The Atlantic a year ago. “Even though by that time I started to overcome it.”

In his 2007 memoir, “Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics,” Biden said playing sports while as a high school student at Archmere Academy helped him gain confidence.

“As much as I lacked confidence in my ability to communicate verbally, I always had confidence in my athletic ability. Sports were as natural to me as speaking was unnatural. And sports turned out to be my ticket to acceptance — and more. I wasn’t easily intimidated in a game, so even when I stuttered, I was always the kid who said, ‘Give me the ball,’” he wrote in his memoir.

In 1960, Biden — who was already a senior — and head coach E. John Walsh led the Archmere to win the conference title, with a 8-0 record.