| Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977 in San | | | | both seasons, and was even the captain of the |
| Mateo, California. He stands 6 foot 4 inches tall | | | | team as a senior. His leadership and determination |
| and weighs approximately 225 pounds. Although | | | | went a long way in helping the Wolverines achieve |
| he is the perfect size for an NFL quarterback, | | | | success while he was running the offense. |
| Brady brings much more to the game than that. | | | | Brady was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 |
| He is also capable of moving around in the pocket | | | | NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He was |
| if need be, and of course his smarts are among | | | | passed by time and time again by many teams, |
| the best in the game as well. With all of that in | | | | but soon enough he began to stake his revenge |
| mind it is easy to see why Brady has become | | | | on them. After a slow rookie season, Brady |
| one of the best players in the NFL over the last | | | | stepped into the starting lineup in 2001; he has |
| few seasons. | | | | been there ever since. In 2001 he finished the |
| After playing high school football in the state of | | | | season with 2,843 yards and 18 touchdowns. |
| California, Brady decided to take his game to the | | | | During his time in the league Tom Brady has been |
| University of Michigan. Although he would have to | | | | named to the Pro Bowl Team four times, and has |
| sit on the bench his first two seasons, he made a | | | | won three Super Bowls. Not only has Brady done |
| name for himself soon enough. During the 1998 | | | | a great job in making himself one of the best |
| and 1999 seasons Brady started every game for | | | | players in the game, but he has always done the |
| the Wolverines. He made the All Big Ten team in | | | | same for his team as well. |