Biography

TOM BRADY QB NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National football League (NFL). After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft
In Brady's ten seasons as a starter, the Patriots have earned trips to theSuper Bowl in half of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, and XLVI), winning three of them (XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX). He has also won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), has been selected to seven Pro Bowls (and invited to eight, although he declined the 2006 invitation), and holds the NFL record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season
Brady was selected with pick #199,a compensatory pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. According to Michael holley's book Patriot Reign[->0], the Patriots were considering Brady and Tim Rattay[->1], both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein[->2]. Ultimately, the Patriots front office chose Brady. Even though the Patriots drafted a future superstar in the next to last round, theclass of 2000 was a mediocre vintage for quarterbacks. Brady, Chad Pennington[->3] and Marc Bulger[->4] were the only ones to see success at the NFL level.
Playing with a dramatically overhauled receiver corps—in the 2007 offseason[->5], the Patriots acquired wide receivers Donté Stallworth[->6], Wes Welker[->7], Kelley Washington[->8] and Randy Moss[->9]; tight end Kyle Brady[->10]; and runningback Sammy Morris[->11]. Brady enjoyed what some sports writers have described as the best season ever by a quarterback. Brady, along with Moss, decided to withdraw from the 2008 Pro Bowl[->12]. The average score of a 2007 Patriots regular season game would be 37–17 by the end of the year.Brady not only led the Patriots to a 16–0 record
On September 10, 2010, Brady signed a four-year, $72million contract extension making him the highest-paid player in the NFL. The extension includes $48.5 million in guaranteed money and will likely keep Brady with the Patriots through the 2014 NFL season. The news of the contract occurred on the same day
On November 21, 2010, Brady tied Brett Favre's record of winning 25 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 31–28 win over the IndianapolisColts. Brady's last regular-season loss at home was on November 12, 2006, a 17–14 loss to the New York Jets.On December 6, 2010, Brady set an NFL record by winning 26 consecutive regular-season home starts, in a 45–3 victory over the New York Jets.
Brady dated actress Bridget Moynahan[->13] from 2004 until late 2006.On February 18, 2007, Moynahan confirmed to People[->14] magazine that she was morethan three months pregnant with her and Brady's child.Brady and Moynahan ended their relationship sometime in early December 2006, around the time Moynahan became pregnant. Brady was present when their son, John Edward Thomas Moynahan, was born on August 22, 2007 at Saint John's Health Center[->15] in Santa Monica[->16], California. John's middle names are Brady's own first and middle names inreverse order, while Moynahan's father's first name is Edward.
Brady married Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen[->17] on February 26, 2009 in an intimate Catholic ceremony in Santa Monica.On September 11, 2009, Brady confirmed to ESPN[->18] that they were expecting their first child together, and that Bündchen was due in December 2009.Bündchen gave birth to their son, Benjamin Rein Brady, onDecember 8, 2009. Benjamin's middle name is a shortened version of Bündchen's father's name Reinoldo. They christened[->19] their six-month-old son in Santa Monica on June 22, 2010.
Two paparazzi photographers claim they were shot at by security guards after Brady and Bundchen renewed their wedding vows in Costa Rica on April 5, 2009. Photographs appeared in the Boston Herald[->20] of the shattered...