Tom Brady urges Bills QB Josh Allen to run the ball less to 'maximize his potential' and 'play for another 10 to 12 years' because his style of play is 'putting himself in harm's way'

Tom Brady revealed he wants to see Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen play up to a dozen more years.

The future Hall of Famer gave the 27-year-old advice on how to accomplish that —run the ball less.

'I think sometimes he gets used to and he wants to run it because he knows he can gain yards. There's a lot of confidence in it,' Brady said as part of his Let’s Go! podcast.

'But the only problem is, from my standpoint, you're putting yourself in harm's way. And when you put yourself in harm's way, it doesn't take much for someone to land on you to set you back,' Brady continued.

Brady undoubtedly has experience not running the ball over long periods in the NFL. He never eclipsed more than 110 rushing yards in a single season, which he accomplished during his third year in the league in 2002.

Tom Brady (left) advised Josh Allen (right) on how to play for another 10 to 12 years 

Through eight games of the 2023 season, Allen has 189 rushing yards, which is on pace to be his lowest total ever.

'I would love to see Josh save those for very special moments and special occasions to run the ball rather than to run the ball six minutes into the game on a second-and-6,' Brady continued.

'Not that he shouldn't run, but when he does run, f***king slide and make sure no one hits you because I don't ever want to see him get hurt and I want to see him out there playing because he's such a f***king stud,' Brady said.

'I want to see him play another 10 to 12 years and really see how he can maximize his potential,' Brady finished.

Running and putting his body on the line have become a huge part of Allen’s style of play and have helped the Bills on several occasions over the years.

Yet, Allen, who appeared on the episode as a guest, didn’t disagree with Brady with some added context.

Running and putting his body on the line have become a huge part of Allen’s style of play

NFL legend Brady never eclipsed more than 110 rushing yards in a single season

'He is right, I'm not saying that he's wrong, but you can get hurt in the pocket just as much as you can outside the pocket. That's the only caveat that I have for that,' Allen said.

'You gotta go win a football game and sometimes that calls upon me doing something like putting my body on the line for my teammates because of how much I do love my teammates and how much I see them working their tails off too,' Allen continued.

'That's where the flip for me is so hard to turn off because I just care so much about winning football games and sometimes it does cause the risk to be a little bit higher than maybe even the reward,' Allen retorted.

Allen is far from a one-trick pony and might not need his legs to do damage the older he gets. However, changing something that drastic will take more than a suggestion from Brady.