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Tom Brady

Tom Brady is a National Football League (NFL) quarterback for the New England Patriots. He was born on August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California. He is 6 foot 4 and 225 pounds. Considered one of the game's greatest players, Brady has played in a record-tying five Super Bowls (with John Elway), winning it three times, in 2002, 2004, and 2005.

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^[1].... In his two years starting for the Varsity team from 1993-1994 Tom Brady completed 219 passes for 3,514 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Professional Baseball

In 1995 Tom Brady was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft as a catcher by the Montreal Expos. He choose to attend the University of Michigan instead of signing with the Expos.

College Football

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^[2]). 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^[3]. The Wolverines under Brady finished with a 10 & 3 record and a berth in the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl game vs Arkansas, which Michigan won the game 45 to 31. Brady completed 14 of 27 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown in the victory^[4].

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^[5]. 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^[6]. In the dramatic game and overtime finish Tom 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.

NFL Career

In 2000, the New England Patriots drafted Brady in the sixth round (199 overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.

In his second season with the Pats (2001), Brady moved up on the depth chart from third quarterback behind Damon Huard to the second quarterback spot and became the direct backup to then starting QB Drew Bledsoe. Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl victory over the heavily-favored St. Louis Rams, the first championship in franchise history. Brady was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

Although the Patriots missed the playoffs the following season, Brady again led the Patriots to two more Super Bowl championships, against the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII (where Brady again was named the game's MVP) and the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. The following season, Brady set an NFL record by winning his first 10 playoff games as a starting quarterback. During their consecutive Super Bowl-years, the Patriots also set a record for consecutive games won (including playoff wins) at 21 wins between October 2003 and October 2004.

Brady's finest season was arguably in 2007, when he led the Patriots to the League's first (and still only) undefeated regular season. Along the way, the Patriots set a new single-season scoring record, while Brady personally set a new single-season record for touchdown passes. Brady received his first NFL Most Valuable Player award, as well as Offensive Player of the Year and the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. However, Brady struggled in Super Bowl XLII and the Patriots were upset by the New York Giants.

In 2008, Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury during the Patriots' first game.

He returned in 2009 to play the full season, winning the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.

Brady again won MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards for his play in the 2010 season, in which he also reached 100 career wins faster than any other quarterback.

In the 2011 season, Brady's Patriots again fell to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.

In the 2012 season, Brady passed Joe Montana for first place on the career playoff wins list. He also signed a contract extension with the Patriots through the 2017 season.

Besides the accomplishments already listed, Brady has been named to the Pro Bowl eight times and an All-Pro three times (Second team 2005, First team 2007, First team 2010), as well as the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team.

Controversies

Despite his success, Brady's career has not been free of controversies.

Following the Patriots' loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, Brady's wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, was overheard in public criticizing various Patriot receivers for critical drops of her husband's passes.

In the 2013 AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens, Brady slid forward with his right leg extended, cleats pointed at oncoming defenders. Brady was harshly criticized for the move and fined $10,000 by the NFL. ^[7]

References

^{↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soac/2006-10-31-brady_x.htm

↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml

↑ http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850

↑ http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=530

↑ http://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850

↑ http://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=543

↑ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/photos/1301/tom-brady-controversies/1/}

External Links

[1] ttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/soac/2006-10-31-brady_x.htm

[2] ttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/03/60minutes/main1008148.shtml

[3] ttp://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850

[4] ttp://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=530

[5] ttp://stats.ath.umich.edu/biostat.php?skey=737&altkey=1850

[6] ttp://stats.ath.umich.edu/football/gametot.php?gkey=543

[7] ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/photos/1301/tom-brady-controversies/1/

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-'''Tom Brady''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) quarterback for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on August 3, 1977 in  San Mateo, [[California]]. He is 6 foot 4 and 225 pounds. In 2005, Brady won the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award, a [[politically correct]] prize denied to the [[Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]].  In the 2013 playoffs, Brady displayed his "sportsmanship" by trying to stick his cleats into an opponent as Brady cowardly slid to avoid being hit.  Playing for the best NFL coach and the strongest team over the past decade, Brady has been the quarterback in the Super Bowl a record-tying five times (with [[John Elway]]), winning it three times, in 2002, 2004, and 2005.
+'''Tom Brady''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) quarterback for the [[New England Patriots]]. He was born on August 3, 1977 in  San Mateo, [[California]]. He is 6 foot 4 and 225 pounds. Considered one of the game's greatest players, Brady has played in a record-tying five Super Bowls (with [[John Elway]]), winning it three times, in 2002, 2004, and 2005.
 == 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 current 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.
 == Professional Baseball ==
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 == College Football ==
 ===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, which 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===
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 == NFL Career==
-===Draft and Rookie Year===
+In 2000, the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Brady in the sixth round (199 overall) of the [[2000 NFL Draft]].
-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 his second season with the Pats (2001), Brady moved up on the depth chart from third quarterback behind [[Damon Huard]] to the second quarterback spot and became the direct backup to then starting QB [[Drew Bledsoe]]. Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl victory over the heavily-favored [[St. Louis Rams]], the first championship in franchise history. Brady was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
+Although the Patriots missed the playoffs the following season, Brady again led the Patriots to two more Super Bowl championships, against the [[Carolina Panthers]] in Super Bowl XXXVIII (where Brady again was named the game's MVP) and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in Super Bowl XXXIX. The following season, Brady set an NFL record by winning his first 10 playoff games as a starting quarterback. During their consecutive Super Bowl-years, the Patriots also set a record for consecutive games won (including playoff wins) at 21 wins between October 2003 and October 2004.
+Brady's finest season was arguably in 2007, when he led the Patriots to the League's first (and still only) undefeated regular season. Along the way, the Patriots set a new single-season scoring record, while Brady personally set a new single-season record for touchdown passes. Brady received his first NFL Most Valuable Player award, as well as Offensive Player of the Year and the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. However, Brady struggled in Super Bowl XLII and the Patriots were upset by the [[New York Giants]].
+In 2008, Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury during the Patriots' first game.
+He returned in 2009 to play the full season, winning the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.
+Brady again won MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards for his play in the 2010 season, in which he also reached 100 career wins faster than any other quarterback.
+In the 2011 season, Brady's Patriots again fell to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.
+In the 2012 season, Brady passed [[Joe Montana]] for first place on the career playoff wins list. He also signed a contract extension with the Patriots through the 2017 season.
+Besides the accomplishments already listed, Brady has been named to the Pro Bowl eight times and an All-Pro three times (Second team 2005, First team 2007, First team 2010), as well as the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team.
+=== Controversies ===
+Despite his success, Brady's career has not been free of controversies.
+Following the Patriots' loss to the [[New York Giants]] in Super Bowl XLVI, Brady's wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, was overheard in public criticizing various Patriot receivers for critical drops of her husband's passes.
-=== 2001 Season ===
+In the 2013 AFC Championship Game against the [[Baltimore Ravens]], Brady slid forward with his right leg extended, cleats pointed at oncoming defenders. Brady was harshly criticized for the move and fined $10,000 by the [[NFL]]. <ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/photos/1301/tom-brady-controversies/1/</ref>
-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 devision 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.
 ==References==