Tom Brady

Brady in 2011

No. 12 New England Patriots

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

August 3, 1977 (age 39)

Place of birth:

San Mateo, California

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

225 lb (102 kg)

Career information

High school:

San Mateo (CA) Junípero Serra

College:

Michigan

NFL Draft:

2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199

Career history

New England Patriots (2000–present)

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

4× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX)
3× Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX)
12× Pro Bowl (2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009–2016)
2× First-team All-Pro (2007, 2010)
2× Second-team All-Pro (2005, 2016)
2× NFL Most Valuable Player (2007, 2010)
2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009)
Bert Bell Award (2007)
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2007)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2005)
2× NFL passing yards leader (2005, 2007)
4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
National champion (1997)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016

Completions:	5,244
Attempts:	8,224
Percentage:	63.8
TD–INT:	456–152
Passing yards:	61,582
Passer rating:	97.2
Player stats at NFL.com

Completions:	5,244
Attempts:	8,224
Percentage:	63.8
TD–INT:	456–152
Passing yards:	61,582
Passer rating:	97.2
Player stats at NFL.com

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

After playing college football for the University of Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In Brady's 15 seasons as a starter, the Patriots have earned seven trips to the Super Bowl, the most for any quarterback in history, winning four titles.

Brady has been awarded three Super Bowl MVP (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XLIX) and two league MVP awards (2007 and 2010), has been selected to 12 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (14) than any other quarterback in NFL history. As of the end of the 2016 season, Brady is fourth all-time in career passing yards, fourth in career touchdown passes, and third in career passer rating. His career postseason record is 24-9. He has won more playoff games than any other quarterback, and appeared in more playoff games than any player at any position. His 207 combined regular season and postseason wins are also the most of any quarterback in NFL history. Because of his accomplishments and accolades, many analysts and sportswriters consider Brady to be among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.

For his alleged involvement in the highly publicized Deflategate football tampering scandal, Brady was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season.

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