#12 - Tom Brady, QB Another late round quarterback pick, am I right? Not this time...this one turned out differently. Where do I start? Do I even need to say anything? Everybody knows this guy. Brady was the 199th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft, a chip he has carried on his shoulder for his entire career. In a 2001 game against the New York Jets, Mo Lewis injured Drew Bledsoe, Brady took over, and the rest is history. He would go on to lead them to the Super Bowl and upset the greatest show on turf, the St. Louis Rams. And he won again in 2003. And again in 2004. And has been to two Super Bowls since. To put it simply, he is the best. In addition to all of his winning, he has put up some of the best numbers in football, despite not having a star studded receiving corps like Peyton Manning. He has done more with less for his entire career. Two time MVP. Nine time Pro Bowler. Most playoff wins by a quarterback in NFL history. Every Patriots passing record you can think of. Had one of the greatest seasons of an offensive player in the history of the game. The list goes on and on. He tore his ACL in 2008 and came back in 2009 to throw 28 touchdowns, lead a mediocre team to the playoffs, and win the comeback player of the year award. Isn't is usually the second full season that a player truly returns to form after an ACL injury? Well in 2010 he was the first and only unanimous choice as the MVP, throwing 38 touchdowns to only four interceptions. Here are some of my favorite Tom Brady moments... A beautiful flee-flicker... One of the best punts you'll ever see... One of many last second game-winning drives... And my personal favorite, and I'm not sure it is even close, is this sweet move he put on one of the best linebackers in the league. In New England, we spell stud T-O-M. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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