Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. In his final three seasons, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.
After playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, Brady was selected 199th overall by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, later earning him a reputation as the NFL's biggest draft 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 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 and won Super Bowl LV, extending his individual records to ten Super Bowl appearances and seven victories. In 2024, Brady became the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox and a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Brady holds many major quarterback records, including most career passing yards, completions, touchdown passes, and games started. He is the NFL leader in career quarterback wins, quarterback regular season wins, quarterback playoff wins, and Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, and the only Super Bowl MVP for two different franchises. Additional accolades held by Brady include the most Pro Bowl selections and the first unanimous NFL MVP. The only quarterback to win a Super Bowl in three separate decades, Brady is also noted for the longevity of his success. He was the oldest NFL MVP at age 40, the oldest Super Bowl MVP at age 43, and the oldest quarterback selected to the Pro Bowl at age 44. Brady is the only NFL quarterback named to two all-decade teams (2000s and 2010s) and was unanimously named to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019.
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Date: 03 August 1977
By REGINALD STUART Special to The New York Times
Reginald Special
Rosenthal, commenting on minority hiring at paper, says Times takes its affirmative action program very seriously
Date: 04 August 1977
By FRANK LYNN
Frank LYNN
TV indus sources rept that David W Burke, sec to Gov Carey and second only to Gov as power in state adm, will be named vp of ABC News and Sports; Burke's impending resignation from Carey adm has touched off significant power struggle in Carey's inner council in which some of Carey's top aides are not even speaking to each other; Robert J Morgado, state operations dir, is considered leading contender to succeed Burke but he has run into strong opposition from Judah Gribetz, Carey's counsel, and 2 leading Carey advisers, former Mayor Robert F Wagner and Dr Kevin Cahill (M)
Date: 04 August 1977
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
ABC's drive to improve its competitive position in TV news is cited by network officials as underlying reason for its inability to reach agreement with NABET on new 4-yr labor contract (M)
Date: 04 August 1977
US Appeals Ct for 5th Circuit, New Orleans, reverses Tex ct ruling that TV cameraman can film executions of condemned prisoners (S)
Date: 04 August 1977
US Vice Adm Patrick Hannifin and Asst Defense Sec David McGiffert support so-called threshhold test ban treaty and companion treaty on peaceful nuclear explosions and express confidence that US can detect Soviet violations, Aug 3 hearing of Sen Arms Control Subcom; CIA officials testify in closed session (S)
Date: 03 August 1977
Albanian and Chinese officials toast friendship between their countries at reception in Chinese Embassy, Tirana, to mark 50th anniv of founding of People's Liberation Army; Albanian Chief of State Veli Ilakaj attends reception (S)