Sam Darnold is taking the Jets-Patriots rivalry very seriously.

So much so, in fact, that Darnold would not participate in a video shoot featuring NFL players wishing Tom Brady, who turned 42 last Saturday, a happy birthday.

“I’m going to get every competitive edge I can, because he’s going to do the same thing,” Darnold told Yahoo! Sports. “[Brady is] the ultimate competitor. He’s exactly where I want to be when I’m his age. To chase that, I can’t be giving him anything.”

Darnold asked if he had to do the video, put together by Yahoo!, during a July shoot in Los Angeles, and he was told no. The 22-year-old second-year Jets quarterback will show Brady sportsmanship after they play, but nothing more.

“If I see him after a game, I’ll tell him good game and all that stuff. But I don’t want to give him anything. Especially to him. No,” Darnold told the website.

The story left ESPN radio host and former NFL player Mike Golic incredulous.

“What?! What in the hell are we doing here?” Golic said on “Golic and Wingo” Thursday. “You think if you wish Tom Brady a happy birthday that you’re not a competitive guy and don’t want to beat him? It’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Somebody help me here. Am I wrong on this? Are we really doing this? I’m not wishing him a happy birthday because I want the competitive edge on Tom Brady? Are you kidding me?! Is this the dumbest thing that has taken up space on a paper I’ve ever seen?”