How Long Has Tom Brady Been In the NFL?

How Long Has Tom Brady Been In the NFL?

Tom Brady has been in the NFL since 2000, when he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round.

Introduction

Tom Brady has been a member of the NFL for 19 years. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He has played for the Patriots his entire career. Brady is a three-time Super Bowl champion, two-time NFL MVP, and 14-time Pro Bowl selection.

Early Years

Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California. He attended Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, where he played football and baseball. In 1995, Brady began attending the University of Michigan, where he played quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines football team. After winning the starting quarterback job in his junior year, Brady led the Wolverines to an undefeated season and a victory in the Orange Bowl. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.

College Football

Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman Trophy in 1999.

Brady began his professional career as the Patriots’ backup quarterback, but took over as the starter in 2001 after an injury to Drew Bledsoe. He helped lead the Patriots to their first Super Bowl appearance that year, which they lost to the underdog St. Louis Rams, and would return to win three more titles over the next four years; becoming the only team ever to do so. With Brady at quarterback, New England also became the first franchise in NFL history to appear in ten Super Bowls, including seven consecutive appearances from 2001–2017.

Brady has been selected for eleven Pro Bowls and was named both the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year and MVP a record four times each. He is one of only two players in NFL history with five Super Bowl rings (the other being Charles Haley), and he is also one of only eight players to have won five or more NFL championships (including pre-Super Bowl NFL Championships).

NFL Draft

Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He is currently in his 18th season with the team and is set to become a free agent in 2020.

New England Patriots

Tom Brady has been with the New England Patriots since he was drafted in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Legacy

Thomas Edward Patrick “Tom” Brady Sr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players in NFL history to have won seven Super Bowls, and he holds numerous league records.

Drafted by the New England Patriots 199th overall in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady became the starting quarterback in his second season after a dramatic preseason comeback. He helped lead the Patriots to sixteen AFC East divisional titles, fourteen appearances in the AFC Championship Game, and nine Super Bowl appearances, winning seven of them. Brady has been awarded four Super Bowl MVPs (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI), three AP NFL MVP Awards (2007, 2010, 2017), two AP Offensive Player of the Year Awards (2010, 2017), and was named to fourteen Pro Bowls.

He is also one of only two quarterbacks to win a conference championship game in eight consecutive seasons (2011–2018).