How Acquired: Selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft (199th overall).

Career:
(2000-present) New England Patriots:
2007: AP NFL Most Valuable Player ... AP All-Pro First Team ... Offensive Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year ... Guided team to 18-0 record defeating the San Diego Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts in the postseason to face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII (his fourth Super Bowl appearance) ... 2006: Completed season with 108 consecutive starts ... Recorded a 100.0 or higher passer rating six times during the season ... guided the team to victories over the New York Jets and the San Diego Chargers in the postseason before succumbing to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game ... 2005: Earned Pro Bowl honors for the third time in his career ... Guided the team to a Wildcard win over Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs, but then suffered a lsos to the Denver Broncos at Denver in the Division round ... 2004: Named to the Pro Bowl for the second time in his career… Completed the season with a 92.6 passer rating ( A career best), second highest rating in team history ... Secured wins over the Indianpolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers to advance to Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles ... Completed 23 of 33 passes for 236 yards and a pair of scores to lead the Patriots to a 24-21 victory over the Eagles ... 2003: Led the Patriots to the playoffs, defeating the Tennessee Titans and the Indianapolis Colts to advance to Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Carolina Panthers ... Ccompleted 32 of 48 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns to defeat Carolina ... Named Super Bowl MVP ... 2002: Led the league with 28 touchdown passes … Recorded six 100.0 or better passer ratings in 2002, the highest single-season total since Drew Bledsoe (1996)… failed to reach the playoffs with a 9-7 record ... 2001: Became a full time starter when then Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe was sidelined by injury. Lead the Patriots a Super Bowl victory of the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.

College: Michigan
Was a two-year starter for the Wolverines ... 1999 (Senior): All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection ... 1998 (Junior): All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention ... Academic All-Big Ten pick ... 1997 (Sophomore): Appeared in four games ... Was Brian Griese’s backup during the Wolverines national championship season. 1996 (Redshirt): Played in two games

Personal: Thomas Brady was born the son of Tom and Galynn Brady on Aug. 3, 1977 in San Mateo, Calif. ... Earned letters in both football and baseball ... Drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft as a catcher by the Montreal Expos ... Majored in organizational studies at Michigan.

Personal Website: www.tb12inside.com

Drafted: 2000 - Rd 6 (199th overall by the Patriots)
Salary: $5,000,000
Signed Through: 2010
last update: 7/04/2008

Stats and Player Info: FoxSports.com player page