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[[Image:Bradyptctwo.jpg|thumb|280px|Tom Brady]]

[[Image:Bradyptctwo.jpg|thumb|280px|Tom Brady]]

'''Tom Brady''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) quarterback for the [[New England Patriots]]. Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. He is one of only two players, and the only quarterback, to win five Super Bowls, and the only player to win them all playing for one team. After playing college football for the University of Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In Brady's 15 seasons as a starter, he has quarterbacked the Patriots to seven Super Bowl appearances, the most for any player in history.

'''Tom Brady''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) quarterback for the [[New England Patriots]]. Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. He is one of only two players, and the only quarterback, to win five [[Super Bowl]]s, and the only player to win them all playing for one team. After playing college football for the University of Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In Brady's 15 seasons as a starter, he has quarterbacked the Patriots to seven Super Bowl appearances, the most for any player in history.

Brady has won four Super Bowl MVP awards (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI), the most ever by a  player, has won two regular season MVP awards (2007 and 2010), has been selected to 12 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (14) than any other quarterback in NFL history. Brady is fourth all-time in career passing yards, fourth in career touchdown passes, and third in career passer rating. His career postseason record is 25–9, winning more playoff games than any other quarterback, and he has appeared in more playoff games than any player at any position. His 208 combined regular-season and postseason wins are also the most of any quarterback in NFL history. Because of his accomplishments and accolades, many analysts and sportswriters consider Brady to be among the greatest quarterbacks of all time, and because of his late draft selection Brady is considered to be the biggest "steal" in the history of the NFL Draft.

Brady has won four Super Bowl MVP awards (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI), the most ever by a  player, has won two regular season MVP awards (2007 and 2010), has been selected to 12 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (14) than any other quarterback in NFL history. Brady is fourth all-time in career passing yards, fourth in career touchdown passes, and third in career passer rating. His career postseason record is 25–9, winning more playoff games than any other quarterback, and he has appeared in more playoff games than any player at any position. His 208 combined regular-season and postseason wins are also the most of any quarterback in NFL history. Because of his accomplishments and accolades, many analysts and sportswriters consider Brady to be among the greatest quarterbacks of all time, and because of his late draft selection, Brady is considered to be the biggest "steal" in the history of the NFL Draft.

During the 2016 to 2017 NFL season Brady became the target of a great deal of scrutiny from many left wing fake news organizations, such as the Huffington Post. These organizations were largely angry with Brady's strong support of his dear friend Donald Trump's campaign for President. Brady has in the past been seen with a "Make America Great Again" hat in his locker and has spoken of his strong friendship with Donald Trump. Both Brady and his head coach Bill Belichick endorsed the future President Trump prior to the general election. Trump announced their endorsements during a rally in New Hampshire.  

During the 2016 to 2017 NFL season Brady became the target of a great deal of scrutiny from many [[left-wing]] [[fake news]] organizations, such as the Huffington Post. These organizations were largely angry with Brady's strong support of his friend [[Donald Trump]]'s successful campaign for President. Brady has in the past been seen with a "Make America Great Again" hat in his locker and has spoken of his strong friendship with Donald Trump. Both Brady and his head coach Bill Belichick endorsed the future President Trump prior to the general election. Trump announced their endorsements during a rally in New Hampshire.  

Prior to the 2016 attacks by fake news against Brady he has been subtly politically active on other occasions. He refused to visit Barack Obama at the White House following Super Bowl XLIX and was frequently a gold partner of former President George H.W. Bush in the early 2000's. Brady went out of his way to attend State of the Union addresses by George W. Bush, and has been blessed at the Vatican by Pope John Paul II.  

Prior to the 2016 attacks by fake news against Brady he has been subtly politically active on other occasions. He refused to visit [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]] following Super Bowl XLIX and was frequently a gold partner of former President George H.W. Bush in the early 2000's. Brady went out of his way to attend State of the Union addresses by [[George W. Bush]] and has been blessed at the Vatican by Pope John Paul II.  

== High School Football ==

== High School Football ==

Brady attended Junípero Serra High School in [[San Mateo]], [[California]] from 1992 through 1995. In his freshmen year he sat on the bench and watched the Padres (Junípero Serra High School's football team) get beat in every game that year<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soac/2006-10-31-brady_x.htm</ref>.... In his two years starting for the Varsity team from 1993-1994 Tom Brady completed 219 passes for 3,514 yards and 33 touchdowns. Brady reportly visited the high school gym to work out three times a day. Some famous alma of Junípero Serra High School also include Football Hall of Famer [[Lynn Swann]] and former baseball player [[Barry Bonds]].<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/79294/little_known_facts_about_tom_brady.html</ref>

Brady attended Junípero Serra High School in [[San Mateo]], [[California]] from 1992 through 1995. In his freshmen year, he sat on the bench and watched the Padres (Junípero Serra High School's football team) get beat in every game that year.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soac/2006-10-31-brady_x.htm</ref> In his two years starting for the Varsity team from 1993-1994 Tom Brady completed 219 passes for 3,514 yards and 33 touchdowns. Brady reportedly visited the high school gym to work out three times a day. Some famous alma of Junípero Serra High School also include Football Hall of Famer [[Lynn Swann]] and former baseball player [[Barry Bonds]].<ref>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/79294/little_known_facts_about_tom_brady.html</ref>

== Professional Baseball ==

== Professional Baseball ==

== College Football ==

== College Football ==

===1995-1998===

===1995-1998===

Tom Brady attended the [[University of Michigan]] from 1995 through 1999. In the first three years (95-97) at Michigan he only played a limited role of backup quarterback (he began in 1995 as the seventh quarterback on the Michigan depth chart<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml</ref>). However, in 1998 (his senior season), Brady received the starting quarterback job for the Wolverines and played in and started all 13 games. His stats were a decent 214 completed passes on 350 attempts (school record) for 2636 yards, 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850</ref> The Wolverines under Brady finished with a 10 & 3 record and a berth in the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl game vs Arkansas. Michigan won the game 45 to 31. Brady completed 14 of 27 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown in the victory.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=530</ref>  

Tom Brady attended the [[University of Michigan]] from 1995 through 1999. In the first three years (95-97) at Michigan, he only played a limited role of backup quarterback (he began in 1995 as the seventh quarterback on the Michigan depth chart<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml</ref>). However, in 1998 (his senior season), Brady received the starting quarterback job for the Wolverines and played in and started all 13 games. His stats were a decent 214 completed passes on 350 attempts (school record) for 2636 yards, 15 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850</ref> The Wolverines under Brady finished with a 10 & 3 record and a berth in the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl game vs Arkansas. Michigan won the game 45 to 31. Brady completed 14 of 27 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown in the victory.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=530</ref>  

===1999===

===1999===

Brady stayed in college an extra year so he could get more starting experience before applying for the 2000 NFL draft. Once again he started every game (12) for the Michigan Wolverines and at the end of the season was named the Bo Schembechler Award winner as Michigan's Most Valuable Player. Tom Brady led the team to a 10 & 2 record and improved statistically also with 214 completions on 341 attempts for 2586 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850</ref> Surprisingly enough, the last game of his college career was also his best game ever as a quarterback up to that point. In the FedEx Orange Bowl vs Alabama on January 1, 2000, Brady led the Wolverines back from a 14-point deposit to win the game by a score of 35 to 34 in overtime.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=543</ref> In the dramatic game and overtime finish Tom completed 34 of 46 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns.

Brady stayed in college an extra year so he could get more starting experience before applying for the 2000 NFL draft. Once again he started every game (12) for the Michigan Wolverines and at the end of the season was named the Bo Schembechler Award winner as Michigan's Most Valuable Player. Tom Brady led the team to a 10 & 2 record and improved statistically also with 214 completions on 341 attempts for 2586 yards, 20 touchdowns, and five interceptions.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850</ref> Surprisingly enough, the last game of his college career was also his best game ever as a quarterback up to that point. In the FedEx Orange Bowl vs Alabama on January 1, 2000, Brady led the Wolverines back from a 14-point deposit to win the game by a score of 35 to 34 in overtime.<ref>http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=543</ref> In the dramatic game and overtime finish, Brady completed 34 of 46 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns.

In his five years at Michigan, Tom Brady played in a total of 31 games and started 25. His record as a starter was 20 & 5. He finished his career in the Michigan record books with 443 completions on 711 attempts for 5351 yards, 35 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

In his five years at Michigan, Brady played in a total of 31 games and started 25. His record as a starter was 20 & 5. He finished his career in the Michigan record books with 443 completions on 711 attempts for 5351 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions.

== NFL career==

== NFL career==

===Draft and Rookie Year===

===Draft and Rookie Year===

In 2000, the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Brady in the sixth round (199 overall) of the [[2000 NFL Draft]]. Brady who had been expecting to be drafted in the third or forth was tremendously disappointed with being drafted so late in the draft. However, as disappointed as Brady was at getting drafted in the sixth round - he may have been luckily to have been drafted at all. One scout wrote about Brady prior to the draft in a scouting report that Tom had "Poor build, very skinny and narrow, lacks mobility and the ability to avoid the rush, lacks a really strong arm."<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml</ref> When Brady arrived at the Foxboro, [[Massachusetts]] in the summer of 2000, the Patriots at the time already had three quarterbacks on the roster so Brady didn't have a guarantee of even making the team, but he ended up played well in preseason and training camp and won the third quarterback roster spot. He only appeared in one game as a rookie and completed one pass.  

In 2000, the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Brady in the sixth round (199 overall) of the [[2000 NFL Draft]]. Brady who had been expecting to be drafted in the third or fourth was tremendously disappointed with being drafted so late in the draft. However, as disappointed as Brady was at getting drafted in the sixth round - he may have been luckily to have been drafted at all. One scout wrote about Brady prior to the draft in a scouting report that Tom had "Poor build, very skinny and narrow, lacks mobility and the ability to avoid the rush, lacks a really strong arm."<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml</ref> When Brady arrived at the Foxboro, [[Massachusetts]] in the summer of 2000, the Patriots at the time already had three quarterbacks on the roster so Brady didn't have a guarantee of even making the team, but he ended up played well in preseason and training camp and won the third quarterback roster spot. He only appeared in one game as a rookie and completed one pass.  

=== 2001 Season ===

=== 2001 Season ===

In his second season with the Pats (2001), Brady moved up on the depth chart from third quarterback behind [[Damon Hurd]] to the second quarterback spot and became the direct backup to then starting QB [[Drew Bledsoe]]. In week two of the season in a game against the Jets, Bledsoe was hurt while scrambling to get out of bounds and gain some yardage. Brady entered the game and completed 5 passes for 46 yards but the Patriots lost the game 10 to 3. The next week, Brady started his first NFL as a quarterback vs the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Brady ended up starting the rest of the regular thirteen season games and the Patriots finished the season with a with an 11 & 5 record an AFC East division title and most importantly a playoff berth. Brady compiled the regular season stats of 264 completions on 413 attempts for 2843 yards, 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a 86.5 passer rating. He made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] team and was also named to the All Terry Team.  

In his second season with the Pats (2001), Brady moved up on the depth chart from third quarterback behind [[Damon Hurd]] to the second quarterback spot and became the direct backup to then starting QB [[Drew Bledsoe]]. In week two of the season in a game against the Jets, Bledsoe was hurt while scrambling to get out of bounds and gain some yardage. Brady entered the game and completed 5 passes for 46 yards but the Patriots lost the game 10 to 3. The next week, Brady started his first NFL as a quarterback vs the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. Brady ended up starting the rest of the regular thirteen season games and the Patriots finished the season with a with an 11 & 5 record an AFC East division title and most importantly a playoff berth. Brady compiled the regular season stats of 264 completions on 413 attempts for 2843 yards, 18 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and an 86.5 passer rating. He made the AFC [[Pro Bowl]] team and was also named to the All Terry Team.  

    

    

==References==

==References==

[[Category:New England Patriot Players]]

[[Category:New England Patriot Players]]