Tom Brady says too many NFL players are 'looking for easy ways out' by skipping preseason games

Tom Brady has a message for NFL players who would rather spend the preseason safely watching from the sideline.

Get in the game.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion took a shot at the increasingly common practice of established players sitting out exhibition games after a fan shared an old clip of Brady playing deep into a 2010 New England Patriots preseason game.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Brady reposted the video to his Instagram Story and made his feelings pretty clear.

"Preseason… Regular season… I never wanted to be taken off the field.

Practice makes perfect," Brady wrote.

"Too many people looking for easy ways out these days." The clip came from an Aug.

26, 2010 preseason game against the then-St.

Louis Rams, when Brady played through New England's first offensive series of the fourth quarter.

He finished 18-of-22 for 273 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and a perfect 158.0 passer rating.

One of those touchdowns was a 65-yard strike to Randy Moss.

It’s not like he needed to prove himself worthy of a spot on an NFL roster , either.

At this point, Brady already had three Super Bowl rings and two Super Bowl MVP awards.

BILL BELICHICK CONFIRMS FEUD WITH TOM BRADY WAS FICTION, PRAISES HIS QUARTERBACK'S LEADERSHIP FROM DAY ONE Of course, there's a perfectly reasonable argument for keeping stars out of meaningless preseason games.