Episode 1377
Tom Brady
Mon, 2021-Feb-08 00:57 UTC
Length - 3:39
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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 20 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots, where he was a central contributor of the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. Brady is considered by many sports writers, commentators, and players to be the greatest quarterback and player of all time. After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was selected 199th overall by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, earning him a reputation as the NFL's biggest steal. He became the starting quarterback during his second season, which saw the Patriots win their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVI. As the team's primary starter for 18 seasons, Brady led the Patriots to a total of 17 division titles (including 11 consecutive from 2009 to 2019), 13 AFC Championship Games (including eight consecutive from 2011 to 2018), nine Super Bowl appearances, and six Super Bowl titles, all NFL records for a player and franchise. He joined the Buccaneers in 2020, where he led them to Super Bowl LV in his first season. His Super Bowl appearance with Tampa Bay will be his record 10th individually. Brady holds many quarterback records, including combined passing yards (91,452), regular season touchdown passes (581), and career touchdowns (661), in addition to the most Pro Bowl selections (14, tied with Peyton Manning) and the second-most regular season passing yards (79,204). Never having a losing season, he is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins (263), quarterback regular season wins (230), quarterback playoff wins (33), and Super Bowl MVP awards (4). His career has also been noted for longevity, with his 299 starts in 21 seasons being the most for an NFL quarterback. He is the oldest player to be named Super Bowl MVP (age 39 in Super Bowl LI), be named NFL MVP (age 40 in 2017), and win a Super Bowl as the starting quarterback (age 41 in Super Bowl LIII). Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two first-team all-decade teams (2000s and 2010s) and was named to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
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