Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent the first 19 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots, playing in 10 Super Bowls and winning 6 of them, the most of any player in NFL history, from 2001 to 2022. He is widely regarded as greatest quarterback in football history, and one of the greatest football players of all time.
![]() Brady with the Patriots in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | San Mateo, California | August 3, 1977||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Junípero Serra (San Mateo, California) | ||||||||||||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Picked late in the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady became the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots after Drew Bledsoe got hurt. He played surprisingly well and led New England to its first Super Bowl win in 2001.
Since then, he has won a record of five Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV) as well as three NFL MVP awards (2007, 2010, 2017).[1]
Brady was a 14 time NFL Pro-Bowler, an award given to outstanding players in the league at their position.
Brady is also famous for his number "12" as well as being married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen
On February 1, 2022, Brady announced his retirement, after 22 seasons, in an Instagram post.[2][3] However, several weeks later, he announced that he was not going to retire and would return to the NFL.
References
- Wesseling, Chris (February 3, 2018). "Tom Brady named NFL's MVP for third time of career". NFL.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady officially announces retirement". ESPN.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- Shpigel, Ben (February 1, 2022). "Tom Brady, 7-Time Super Bowl Champion, Retires After 22 Seasons". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.