Tom Brady

ACQUIRED BY BUCS:

Signed by Tampa Bay on March 20, 2020, as an unrestricted free agent from the New England Patriots.

ACQUIRED BY BUCS:

Signed by Tampa Bay on March 20, 2020, as an unrestricted free agent from the New England Patriots.

ORIGINALLY ENTERED NFL:

Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick (199th overall) of the New England Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES:

6x Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII)

4x Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI)

14x Pro Bowl Selection (2001, 2004-05, 2007, 2009-18)

3x Associated Press Most Valuable Player (2007, 2010, 2017)

3x Associated Press First-Team All-Pro Selection (2007, 2010, 2017)

Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year (2010)

Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year (2009)

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2007)

PFWA Most Valuable Player (2017)

2x Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Most Valuable Player (2007, 2010)

2x Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-NFL Team Selection (2010, 2017)

2x PFWA All-AFC Team Selection (2014, 2016)

2x Sports Illustrated Most Valuable Player/NFL Player of the Year (2004, 2017)

Sporting News NFL Player of the Year (2007)

2x Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (2004, 2007)

3x Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year (2010, 2016, 2017)

3x Sporting News All-Pro Selection (2010, 2016, 2017)

Peter King's SI.com Most Valuable Player (2010)

Peter King's SI.com Offensive Player of the Year (2010)

Peter King's SI.com All-Pro Offensive Team (2010)

Peter King's SI.com Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13 2006)

Pro Football Weekly Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5 2005)

Vic Carucci's All-Vic Team – NFL.com (2005)

2007 NFL MVP – USA Today, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Francisco Chronicle

2003 NFL MVP – Dallas Morning News, SI.com

USA Today's All-Joe Team (2003)

NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year (2007)

AFC Offensive Player of the Year (2007)

10x AFC Offensive Player of the Month (September & October 2007; October 2009; December/January, 2010; November & December 2011; October 2014; September 2015; October 2016; November 2017)

30x AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Weeks 5 & 11, 2001; Weeks 1 & 9, 2002; Weeks 9 & 17, 2003; Week 5, 2005; Weeks 3, 6, 7, 14 & 17, 2007; Weeks 1, 6 & 16, 2009; Weeks 12 & 13, 2010; Weeks 1, 2 & 16, 2011; Weeks 4, 8 & 14, 2012; Week 12, 2013; Week 8, 2015; Weeks 5 & 11, 2016; Weeks 2, 3 & 10, 2017)

FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week (Weeks 9 & 17, 2003; Week 8, 2006; Weeks 6, 7, 11 & 17, 2007; Week 14, 2010; Week 1, 2011; Week 4, 2012)

Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week (Week 12, 2001).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Played with the New England Patriots (2000-19).

18-time team captain.

Three-time NFL MVP (2007, 2010, 2017), tied with Jim Brown, Brett Favre and Johnny Unitas for second-most all-time to Peyton Manning's five. At age 40 in 2007, became the oldest player in NFL history to win the award.

Brady's 249 career wins combined in the regular season and playoffs are the most all-time by an NFL player. He surpassed Peyton Manning (200) in New England's win vs. L.A. Rams (12/4/16) to become the NFL's all-time winningest quarterback.

His 219 regular-season wins are also most in NFL history. He passed Brett Favre and Peyton Manning with his 187th career regular season win in the victory at N.Y. Jets (10/15/17).

Brady's 121 career regular season win at home and 98 victories on the road are also NFL records.

Brady is the first quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to six Super Bowl wins, surpassing Terry Bradshaw (four) and Joe Montana (four).

Brady has nine Super Bowl appearances, more than any franchise in the Super Bowl era (Dallas, Denver & Pittsburgh, eight each).

Surpassed Charles Haley (five) with his sixth Super Bowl win in 2018 and holds 15 other Super Bowl records.

Brady owns four Pete Rozelle Awards as Super Bowl MVP (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX and LI) and is the first player in Super Bowl history to earn four MVP awards, one more than Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana (three).

Brady is the all-time leader in Super Bowl passing yards (2,838), completions (256), touchdown passes (18) and starts (nine) by a quarterback. His 13 conference game title starts and nine conference championship are the most of any starting quarterback in the Super Bowl era.

Brady is 30-11 (.732) in the playoffs, the most playoff wins in NFL history by a starting quarterback. His 41 postseason appearances are also most in NFL history among all NFL players.

Holds all-time postseason records for passing yards (11,388), completions (1,025), touchdowns (73), multi-touchdown passing games (23) and 300-yard passing games (16).

The 2019 AFC East title marked Brady's 17th career division title, the most in NFL history. Peyton Manning is second with 12. Brady's 11 consecutive division titles (2009-19) are also an NFL record.

His 15 career appearances in a Divisional Playoff game surpassed Jerry Rice's previous record of 13, while his 10 three-touchdown games in the postseason moved him past Joe Montana for the most such games since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger.

Brady's touchdown-to-interception ratio (3.02) ranks third in NFL history among all players with 2,000 or more passing attempts.

Brady has been elected to the Pro Bowl 14 times in his career, tying Tony Gonzalez (14), Peyton Manning (14), Bruce Matthews (14) and Merlin Olsen (14) as the only NFL players with at least 14 Pro Bowl berths.

Won an NFL record 31 consecutive home games from 2006-11.

In the Super Bowl era, three quarterbacks have had at least 10 seasons in which the made at least one start and never had a losing season – Tom Brady (19), Jeff Hostetler (10) and Roger Staubach (10).

Posted an NFL single-season touchdown-to-interception ratio record of 14.00 in 2016, throwing 28 touchdowns to only two interceptions.

Brady has led the league in touchdown passes four times in his career (2002, 2007, 2010, 2015), tied with Drew Brees, Len Dawson, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas and Steve Young for the most seasons leading the league in that category.

Has amassed 92 300-yard passing games in the regular season, third all-time behind Drew Brees (120) and Peyton Manning (93).

Has thrown 541 regular-season career touchdown passes, second all-time in NFL history.

Through 2019, has 85,959 total passing yards in his career (regular season and postseason combined), the most in NFL history.

Has 614 combined touchdown passes in the regular season and postseason, the most in NFL history.

Has amassed eight 50-point games in his career, most in NFL history.

Became the fourth player in NFL history to reach 70,000 career regular-season passing yards in 2018.

Brady won 76 of his first 100 regular season starts, tying Roger Staubach's mark for most victories by a quarterback in his first 100 starts during the Super Bowl Era (since 1966).

Brady is the only quarterback in NFL history to start and win three Super Bowls before his 28th birthday.

Brady led a game-winning drive to break a tie or take the lead in the fourth quarter of each of the Patriots six Super Bowl victories, becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to lead six game-winning drives in the Super Bowl.

Brady won his first 10 playoff games, setting an NFL record for the most consecutive playoff wins.

Brady (24 years, 184 days old) was voted MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI and was the fourth-youngest player to earn the honor (Marcus Allen, 23 years and 302 days at Super Bowl XVIII, Lynn Swann, 23 years, 316 days at Super Bowl X and Patrick Mahomes, 24 years and 138 days at Super Bowl LIV).

Brady threw for 53 yards on the Patriots game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXXVI, completing five of his eight passes. Two of his pass attempts he spiked to kill the game clock. With just 1:21 remaining, he moved the Patriots into field goal range without the benefit of timeouts.

Brady completed 13-of-15 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX vs. Seattle to rally the Patriots from a 10-point deficit.

Brady led New England back from a Super Bowl record 25-point second-half deficit in Super Bowl LI vs. Atlanta, passing for 282 yards on 27-of-36 attempts and two touchdowns in the second half and overtime.

With the win in Super Bowl LIII over the L.A. Rams, Brady earned his 237th career victory (regular season and playoffs), passing Adam Vinatieri for most overall wins in NFL history.

SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Extended his NFL record with a 18th-winning season in 2019.

Led the NFL in passing yards in 2017 for the third time in his career.

In 2016, Brady set a new NFL record for touchdown-to-interception ratio (14.00), throwing only two interceptions on 432 pass attempts in the regular season.

Brady set a career high in 2015 with 402 completions and his 36 touchdown passes led the NFL, marking the fourth time he led the league in touchdown passes in his career and making him the second QB in NFL history with four separate seasons of 35 or more touchdown passes.

Brady threw his 484th overall touchdown with the Patriots in 2015, the most touchdowns with one team in NFL history.

With 32 touchdown passes in 2017, Brady became one of five quarterbacks in NFL history with seven separate seasons of 30 or more touchdown passes.

Finished 2011 with 5,235 passing yards and joined Drew Brees (5,208 in 2016, 5,162 in 2013, 5,177 in 2012, 5,476 in 2011 and 5,069 in 2008), Patrick Mahomes (5,097 in 2018), Peyton Manning (5,477 in 2013), Dan Marino (5,084 in 1984), Matthew Stafford (5,038 in 2011) and Jameis Winston (5,109 in 2019), as the only players in NFL history to reach 5,000 passing yards in a single season.

In 2010, became the first player in NFL history to be unanimously selected as the Associated Press Most Valuable Player.

Threw at least one touchdown pass in 52 straight regular-season games from 2010-2013. Brady's 52 straight games are second all time, behind Drew Brees (54).

In 2007, Brady was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player, setting then-NFL records for most touchdown passes in a season (50) and the highest touchdown-interception differential (+42). His marks of most games with three or more touchdown passes (12), most touchdown passes in a month (20 in October 2007), and highest completion percentage in a game (92.9 percent on Jan. 12, 2008) are still NFL records. Brady's 117.2 passer rating in 2007 is the fourth highest of all-time, while his 4,806 passing yards were the third highest single-season total in league history up to that point.

In 2007, Brady contributed to the Patriots establishment of several then-NFL single-season team records, including most points scored in a season (589), largest point differential in a season (+315) and most touchdowns in a season (75). The Patriots became the first team in NFL history to complete a 16-0 regular season and tied the league's single-season mark with 18 overall victories.

Brady and receiver Randy Moss set an NFL single-season record in 2007 for most touchdown passes between a passer and a receiver (23), with Moss' 23 touchdown catches also setting a league record.

Brady completed over 70 percent of his passes in four consecutive games during the 2001 season and joined an exclusive club of quarterbacks who accomplished the feat. He joined Joe Montana (8 games, 1989), Troy Aikman (4, 1995), Steve Young (4, 1993) and Sammy Baugh (4, 1945). He repeated the accomplishment in 2007.

2019 HIGHLIGHTS:

Named co-captain for the 18th consecutive season.

Started all 16 regular-season games and totaled 4,057 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. Led the team to his 13th 12-win season and became the fourth quarterback in NFL history with 11 4,000-yard passing seasons.

Extended his NFL record by playing in a postseason game for the 17th season of his career and completed 20-of-37 passes for 209 yards in the AFC Wild Card loss vs. Tennessee (1/6).

Extended his NFL records by winning an 11th consecutive division title and 17th overall.

Started every game for the 16th season, tied with Peyton Manning for second-most for a quarterback, behind Brett Favre (17). Offensive lineman Bruce Matthews also started every game for 17 seasons.

Threw 20-plus touchdowns for the 17th time in his career, breaking the NFL record for seasons with 20-plus touchdown passes (Peyton Manning, 16).

With 24 touchdown passes, set the record for most in a single season past his 42nd birthday.

Moved past Brett Favre and Peyton Manning for most career regular-season passing yards, behind only Drew Brees. Finished the season with 74,571 career passing yards.

Eclipsed 300 yards passing five times in the regular season: Week 1 vs. Pittsburgh (341); Week 3 vs. N.Y. Jets (306); Week 5 at Washington (348); Week 6 vs. N.Y. Giants (334); Week 13 at Houston (326)

Improved to 6-0 at home vs. Pittsburgh, completing 24- of-36 passes for 341 yards with three touchdowns in the opening-night win vs. the Steelers (9/8). The win gave Brady his 14th opening-day victory which moved him past Peyton Manning for the most wins on opening day in the Super Bowl era.

Finished 28-of-42 passing for 306 yards and two touchdowns in the win vs. N.Y. Jets (9/22).

Completed 18-of-39 passes for 150 yards and earned his 16th career win at Buffalo (9/29), which are the most wins by a quarterback in Buffalo since the 2001 season. It was his 31st win vs. Buffalo, extending his NFL record for most wins against a single opponent.

Finished 28-of-42 for 348 yards with three touchdown passes in the win at Washington (10/6). Became one of just three quarterbacks in league history to have 90 300-yard passing games, behind only Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, and moved past Brett Favre (71,838) into third place in all-time passing yards while completing passes to nine different players.

Passed Peyton Manning to move into second place all-time for passing yards while also passing Manning to move into third place for all-time completions in the win vs. N.Y. Giants (10/10). Finished 31-of-41 for 334 yards, while also scoring twice on 1-yard touchdown runs in the second and fourth quarters.

Completed 31 passes to eclipse 30 completions in a game for the 38th time in his career, third most all-time, in the win at N.Y. Jets (10/21). His 31 completions marked the fifth time (2019, 2014, 2013, 2007 and 2002) in his career that he recorded 30-plus completions in back-to-back contests. Finished the game 31-45 for 248 yards and one touchdown with one interception.

Completed 20-of-36 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the win vs. Cleveland (10/27). With his first quarter 8-yard touchdown pass to Julian Edelman, he threw his 12th touchdown pass of the season and broke the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season for quarterbacks age 42 or older.

Completed 17-of-37 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown in the win vs. Dallas (11/24). His 10-yard first quarter touchdown pass to WR N'Keal Harry extended his NFL record with 75 different career touchdown targets. The win also moved Brady's career record vs. Dallas to 5-0.

Completed 24-of-47 passes for 326 yards with three touchdowns in the loss at Houston (12/1). His 24 completions in the game moved him past Brett Favre (6,300) for second-most completions all-time with 6,301 and his 326 passing yards marked the 92nd game that Brady has eclipsed 300 yards passing.

Completed 15-of-29 passes for 128 yards with two touchdowns in the win at Cincinnati (12/15). Connected with RB James White on a 23-yard touchdown in the first quarter, throwing his 20th touchdown of the season for the 17th time in his career, breaking the NFL record for seasons with 20-plus touchdown passes (P. Manning, 16).

Finished 26-of-33 passing for 271 yards with one touchdown in the win vs. Buffalo (12/21). With his first-quarter touchdown pass, Brady tied Peyton Manning with 539 career regular season touchdown passes, second-most all-time. Brady connected with TE Matt LaCosse on the touchdown, extending his NFL record by throwing touchdown passes to 76 different receivers. With the win, Brady extended the NFL record for most 12-win seasons in a career with 13. The Patriots also secured the 2019 AFC East with the victory, extending Brady's NFL record with 17 division titles and 11 consecutive division crowns. Brady also won his 32nd career game against Buffalo, extending his NFL record for most wins over an opponent and remained undefeated when he starts and finishes the game against Buffalo at home, moving his record to 16-0 at home in such games.

Started his 16th game of the season, making Brady the oldest player to start all 16 games in the regular season at age 42 in the loss vs. Miami (12/29). Completed 16-of-29 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns in the game. Brady's first touchdown of the game came in the third quarter when he connected with LB Elandon Roberts on a 38-yard touchdown pass and broke a tie with Peyton Manning for the second-most regular season touchdown passes in NFL history with 540 (extended his mark to 541 on a touchdown to James White in the fourth quarter.) Roberts became the 77th different touchdown target for Brady in his career and the second defensive player to catch a touchdown pass from Brady (Mike Vrabel). Brady's 221 yards in the game saw him eclipse 4,000 yards on the season for the 11th time in his career, joining Drew Brees (14), Peyton Manning (12) and Philip Rivers (11) as the only other quarterbacks in NFL history to reach the mark.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL:

Brady earned three letters at Michigan (1997-99) and recorded a 20-5 record as a two-year starter for the Wolverines.

Started all 25 games of his junior and senior seasons, including victories in the 1999 Citrus Bowl and the 2000 Orange Bowl.

Led the Wolverines to 15 wins in a 16-game span from 1998-99.

Finished his career ranking third in Michigan history with 710 attempts and 442 completions, fourth with 5,351 yards and a 62.3 completion percentage and fifth with 35 touchdown passes.

Completed 31-of-56 attempts for 375 yards against Ohio State to establish school single game-records, breaking the old marks of 52 attempts for 372 yards by Scott Dreisbach vs. Virginia in 1995 and 29 completions by Todd Collins vs. Oklahoma State in 1992.

Threw at least one touchdown pass in all 16 Big Ten conference games as a starter.

As a senior in 1999 was named All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection and team MVP after completing 214-of-341 passes (62.8 percent) for 2,586 yards, 20 touchdowns and only six interceptions.

Led Michigan to the Big Ten title as a junior in 1998.

Served as Brian Griese's backup during the Wolverines national championship season, in which they went 12-0 in 1997.

Thomas Brady was born the son of Tom and Galynn Brady on Aug. 3, 1977 in San Mateo, Calif.

Blue Chip Illustrated and Prep Football Report All-American selection at Junipero Serra High in San Mateo, Calif.

Added all-state and All-Far West honors as the team's Most Valuable Player.

Earned two letters in both football and baseball.

Was the starting varsity quarterback for two seasons (1993-94) and completed 236-of-447 passes (52.8 percent) for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns during his high school career.

Drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft as a catcher by the Montreal Expos.

Inducted into the Junipero Serra High School Hall of Fame in 2003, joining fellow Serra High graduates Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann, Gregg Jeffries, Jim Fregosi, and his older sister Maureen, among many others.