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

Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School, 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). With the Patriots, Brady has won three Super Bowls and two Super Bowl MVP awards. Additionally, Brady was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005.

Early years

Born in San Mateo, California, Brady would be regularly taken to see the 49ers play in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana. Since that time, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol

He played college football for and graduated from the University of Michigan, sitting on the bench his first two years; including a year as understudy to fellow UM teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese who led the Wolverines to the 1997 National Championship. Brady battled for the first string quarterback position with Drew Henson and ultimately started every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. He was All-Big Ten both seasons and team captain his senior year. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when Brady started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. In the 1999 season, Brady led Michigan in defeating Alabama in an overtime game in the Orange Bowl and threw for 400 yards in that game.

NFL career

2001–2002 season

After being selected in the 6th round of the 2000 Draft, Brady served as the backup quarterback to Drew Bledsoe, going 1-for-3 during the season for 6 passing yards. His role changed on September 23, 2001, when the Patriots were playing against their AFC East division rivals, New York Jets at Foxboro Stadium. During that game, Drew Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after colliding with Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. New England lost both the game and Bledsoe. Soon after Brady was named the starting quarterback. In his first two games, Brady's quarterback rating was low, at 79.6 and 58.7 respectively. . 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.

Notable accomplishments

All statistics and accomplishments courtesy of NFL.com.

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 (minumum 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 1 January 2006)

2,548 passes attempted
1,577 passes completed
18,035 passing yards
123 passing touchdowns
66 passes intercepted
58–20 record as a starter (.744 winning percentage)
38.6 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
).
Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12
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)
3 Pro Bowls
2 Super Bowl MVP awards
3 Super Bowl victories
Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII)

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