When Tom Brady's name was called eleven years ago in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, nobody remotely familiar with the game of football could have predicted the type of success the former-Michigan Wolverine would have in the NFL. Since taking over for an injured Drew Bledsoe in the early stages of the 2001 season, Brady has been nothing short of spectacular, winning Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, two Super Bowl MVP awards, and two regular season MVP awards. He also led the Pats to a 18-1 record for the 2007 season, though they fell to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. One of the most remarkable things about Brady's immense success is that until the arrivals of Randy Moss and Wes Welker in 2007, the QB dominated the rest of the league with the likes of Troy Brown, Deion Brach, and Reche Caldwell. At 33 years of age, Brady is fresh off his second MVP and perhaps the finest season of his career stats wise (36 TDs, 4 INTs) and remains in the elite upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks. Though the Patriots chose to draft Arkansas QB, Ryan Mallett in the third round of this year's draft, there isn't an ounce of doubt as to who will be under center for the Patriots for years to come. For the New England Patriots, Tom Brady is the franchise.
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