Brady was suspended for four games at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season for apparently leading one of the most elaborate cheating schemes in the history of sports, whereby he had footballs deflated below regulation so that he could obtain greater control over his passes. He failed to cooperate with the investigation and lost on appeal in federal court, and a cloud of suspicion remains about whether he has been truthful to this day about the scheme, and about how long it was going on.
Brady is married to a Brazilian-born wife who is promoted by the [[liberal media]], and who is outspokenly against Trump.<ref name="Skips">Carter, Brandon (April 19, 2017). [httphttps://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/329603-gisele-buchanan-tweets-support-of-climate-change-march Gisele tweets anti-Trump march as Brady skips White House visit]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 19, 2017.</ref> Brady initially timidly supported [[Donald Trump]], whom his head coach Bill Belichick and the owner of the New England Patriots also reportedly support. As it grew closer to the election, Brady refused to answer questions about Trump. Then Brady was surprisingly absent at Trump's [[White House]] reception for the team in April 2017, as Brady cited "personal family matters" that could have primarily been his wife's insistence that he not attend.<ref name="Skips"/>
Brady declined to visit [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]] following Super Bowl XLIX and was a golf partner of former President George H.W. Bush in the early 2000s. Brady attended State of the Union addresses by [[George W. Bush]] and was reportedly blessed at the [[Vatican]] by Pope [[John Paul II]], a blessing available to any member of the public.
== 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>httphttps://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 ==
== 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 name="cbsnews.com">httphttps://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 name="stats.ath.umich.edu">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===
* [http://www.mgoblue.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=1850§ion_id=258&top=2&level=3&season=147 Michigan Bio]
* [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=28950 NFL Players Bio]
* [httphttps://www.usatoday.com/sports/soac/2006-10-31-brady_x.htm USA Today Article]
* [http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs01/s/2002/0119/1314426.html Tuck Rule Background]
* [http://www.superbowl.com/history/recaps/game/sbxxxvi Super Bowl XXXVI Recap]