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Tom Brady at NFL.com Edit this at WikidataThomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. (b. August 3, 1977) is a starting quarterback in the National Football League's New England Patriots.

Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School, in San Mateo, California, the same school that produced baseball player Barry Bonds and NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann. Brady attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Brady has won three Super Bowls as part of the Patriots team and two Super Bowl MVP awards. Additionally, Brady was one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002 and Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005. Though only in the beginning of his career, many consider Brady to already be a future Hall of Famer.[1]

NFL career

2001–2002 season

After being selected in the 6th round of the 2000 Draft, Brady served as a backup quarterback to Drew Bledsoe, going 1-for-3 during the season for 6 passing yards. All those came in one game, a 34-9 loss to the Detroit Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome. His first season, he was a fourth-string quarterback, behind Bledsoe, John Friesz and Michael Bishop. (Most teams carry only three quarterbacks.) By the beginning of the 2001 season, he moved up to second place on the depth chart.

His role changed on September 23, 2001, when the Patriots were playing against their AFC East division rivals, the New York Jets, at Foxboro Stadium. During that game, Drew Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding and a collapsed lung after colliding with Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Bledsoe was taken out of the game, and it was announced he would be unable to play for several weeks. Brady was subsequently named the starting quarterback. In his first two games, Brady's quarterback rating was low, at 79.6 and 58.7 respectively. [2]. However, during a mid-season matchup at Indianapolis, Brady passed for a career-high regular season rating of 148.3 in a 38–17 win.[2] Brady helped bring the Patriots to an 11-5 record and into the playoffs. He also passed for his third highest single season rating (86.5).[2]

During their divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders (played in January 2002), Tom Brady had been ruled as having fumbled on a pass attempt, with Oakland protecting a three-point lead. Citing the tuck rule, where a ball is ruled an incomplete pass if the ball falls to the ground after the quarterback starts any forward throwing motion, referee Walt Coleman overturned the decision after reviewing the instant replay, calling the drop an incomplete pass rather than a fumble (some analysts have claimed that Oakland should have been called for "roughing the passer" on that play, as the player who made contact with Brady hit his head). Brady, who threw for 312 yards in his first NFL playoff game, led the Patriots back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and engineered the winning drive in overtime to beat the Raiders. Brady suffered a leg injury during the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Bledsoe stepped in to lead the Pats to a 24-17 victory. [1]

The Patriots were considered 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. There was much talk that Bledsoe, a veteran, should play in Brady's place in the big game, but ultimately Brady was named the starting quarterback.

With only 1:21 left in the Super Bowl, and the score tied, sportscaster John Madden said that he thought the Patriots should let the time run out on the clock and look to win the game in overtime. Instead, Brady drove the Patriots offense down the field., completing 5 of 6 passes for 53 yards to advance the ball to the Rams 30-yard line with only a few seconds left in the game. The Patriots then won the game on Adam Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal as time expired. Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards and 1 touchdown.

2002–2003 season

Tom Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9–7, tied for the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division. However the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs.

Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Brady threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes, though his 14 interceptions ties his worst total.[2] Moreover, at Buffalo, Brady threw for a quarterback rating of 147.6, the second highest of his career.[2] Furthermore, Brady played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriots had made the playoffs, Brady would not have been able to play in the first game due to that injury. Brady continues to suffer from shoulder complications, but it has not led to a missed start.

2003–2004 season

In the 2003–2004 NFL season, after a 2–2 start, Brady led the Patriots to 12 consecutive victories to finish the season and win the AFC East. Statistically, Brady's strongest game of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9.[2]

In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32–29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time, completing a Super Bowl record 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception. With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 29, Brady engineered a 37-yard drive to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning 41-yard field goal by Vinatieri.

2004–2005 season

During the 2004–2005 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year. New England's 14-2 record matched that of the 2003–04 season and matched the best record ever for a defending champion. The Patriots also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. In the AFC playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring IV treatment the previous night when he had a fever of 103 degrees. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Brady recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season.[2] 2004 also served as Brady's best year statistically; his rating, at 92.6, was a career high.[2] Brady's yards-per-attempt (YPA) statistic in 2004 was a career high 7.79 - almost a full yard better than his previous best of 6.88, set in 2001. The improvement was due in large part to the addition of running back Corey Dillon to the Patriots offense. Dillon's presence made opposing defenses respect the Patriot running game, which had not been the case the previous three seasons, giving Brady the opportunity to attempt and complete more downfield throws than he had been able to earlier in his career.

On February 6, 2005, the Brady-led Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX against the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles for their third NFL championship in four years. Brady went on to throw for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns, with no interceptions. His third appearance did not yield MVP honors, which instead went to receiver Deion Branch, who caught 11 of Brady's passes for 133 yards.

2005–2006 season

During the 2005–2006 season, the Patriots were forced to rely more on Tom Brady's passing due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. Brady also had to adjust to injuries along the offensive line, as well as street free agent running backs Heath Evans and Amos Zereoue. The results were positive; Brady finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. At 92.3, his 2005–2006 passer rating was the second highest of his career, although he tied his worst interception total (14).[2] He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low 4 times.[2] Brady and the injury-riddled Patriots finished with a 10–6 record and obtained their third straight AFC East title. Some of the highlights of the season included another game with the Steelers, in which Brady helped lead the team on the game winning drive. When the Patriots visited the Atlanta Falcons, Brady achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.[2] It was the fourth highest regular season single-game quarterback rating of Brady's career.

In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28-3 victory over Jacksonville in the Wild Card Round. However, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27–13 against the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. Brady threw for 346 yards in the game and a touchdown with two interceptions, including one returned 100 yards by Denver cornerback Champ Bailey. It was the first loss of Brady's playoff career.

Despite not playing in the game, Brady was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser prior to kickoff.

Personal life

Brady has been linked to actress Tara Reid, singer Mariah Carey, and pop star Britney Spears. He has more recently been dating actress Bridget Moynahan.

Brady currently considers himself as an independent [2] as his political affiliation.

Notable accomplishments

All statistics and accomplishments courtesy of NFL.com.[2]

Statistics

Personal records

  • Highest single-game quarterback rating: 148.3 (at Indianapolis, October 21, 2001)
  • Highest single-season quarterback rating: 92.6 (2004–2005 season)
  • Highest career quarterback rating against a team: Atlanta Falcons (140.4)
  • Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 12 (2001 and 2003)
  • Highest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 14 (2002, 2004, 2005)

2005 regular season

  • 92.3 quarterback rating (2nd highest of career)
  • 530 passes attempted
  • 344 passes completed
  • 26 passing touchdowns (3rd in the NFL)
  • 14 interceptions
  • 4110 passing yards, (1st in the NFL)
  • 63.0% completion rate

Career (as of 8 October 2006)

Year Passing Rushing
Att Comp Yds TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
2000 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 413 264 2,843 18 12 36 43 1.2 0
2002 601 373 3,764 28 14 42 110 2.6 1
2003 527 317 3,620 23 12 42 63 1.5 1
2004 474 288 3,692 28 14 43 28 0.7 0
2005 530 334 4,110 26 14 27 89 3.3 1
2006 162 88 1031 8 3 14 27 1.9 0
Total 2710 1665 19,326 131 69 204 360 1.8 3
  • 62–21 record as a starter (.747 winning percentage)
  • 10-1 record as a starter in the playoffs
  • 39.3 passing attempts per interception
  • 7–0 in overtime games

Post-season records and statistics

  • NFL record for most consecutive wins in post season: 10 (broke record of Green Bay Packer Bart Starr).
  • NFL record 10–1 in the post-season
  • 367 passes attempted
  • 225 passes completed
  • 2493 passing yards (226.6 ypg)
  • 15 passing touchdowns
  • 5 passes intercepted
  • 73.7 passing attempts per interception in the post-season (lowest rate, NFL history (minimum 250 pass attempts): Bart Starr second with 71 attempts per post-season interception)
  • 4 Pro Bowls
  • 2 Super Bowl MVP awards
  • 3 Super Bowl victories
  • Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII)

Trivia

File:Tom-brady-sports-illustrated-2005-cover.jpg
2005 Sports Illustrated cover featuring Tom Brady

References

<http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dr_z/07/26/drz0723/1.html>

  1. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/dr_z/07/26/drz0723/1.html
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l NFL.com - Tom Brady Detailed information on Tom Brady's statistics, including situational, career, and game-by-game statistics. Accessed January 11, 2006
Preceded by New England Patriots Starting Quarterbacks
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Super Bowl XXXVIII, 2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by SI's Sportsmen of the Year
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