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The NFL Draft is two days away from starting and It never hurts to remember in which position Tom Brady was selectedformerly of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and what college he played for before becoming the greatest quarterback of all time.
Brady spent four years with the Michigan Wolverines before signing up for the 2000 Draft. Based on information from Sports Reference, Born in San Mateo, California on August 3, 1977, he played in 29 games during his college days. In that span, he had 4,773 yards with 30 touchdowns and 17 interceptions on 61.9 percent completion.
Brady didn’t shine during the Scouting Combine as he He posted the second-slowest time in the 40-yard dash, trailing only Louisville’s Chris Redman at 5.28 seconds. His vertical jump was 24.5 inches and his time in the 20 yard cone drill was 4.38.
The reports of scouts indicated that his complexion was weak and thin without the necessary mobility to avoid pressure. In addition, it did not have a powerful arm for deep throws and its spiral was not aesthetic.
The first round of the 2000 Draft was starred by linebackers Brian Urlacher y Keith Bulluck; los running backs Shaun Alexander y Jamal Lewis; el wide receiver Plaxico Burress; and the kicker Sebastian Janikowskidrafted by the Raiders with the 17th overall pick.
Six quarterbacks were taken before Brady: Chad Penningtonfor the New York Jets; Giovanni Carmazzifor the San Francisco 49ers; Chris Redmanby the Baltimore Ravens; Tee Martinpor los Pittsburgh Steelers; Marc Bulger, for the New Orleans Saints; and Spergon Wynn, for the Cleveland Browns. Of those, only Pennington and Bulger had decent races.
Finally, the Patriots, with the sixth round pick, the 199th overall, drafted Tom Brady, who would eventually become the franchise’s all-time leader in all available statistics for a quarterback and would give him six Super Bowls.
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Tom Brady is the most successful quarterback drafted outside of the first round of the Draft. However, there are others who have had good individual careers despite not being the best prospects initially.
Drew Brees he was the NFL’s career passing and passing touchdown leader before Brady surpassed him. Former San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints player was drafted in the second round of the 2001 Draft. The Purdue graduate finished his career with 80,358 yards and 571 touchdown passes.
Multiple Hall of Famers were drafted in the later rounds of the Draft. Johnny Unitasreached the NFL after being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1955 recruitment process.
Bart Starr, drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1956 Draft, he was a two-time Super Bowl MVP with the Green Bay Packers and won five NFL championships.
Roger Staubach spent his college days in the United States Navy and the 10th round pick of the 1964 Draft was unable to join the Cowboys until 1969. The QB won two Super Bowls and was the MVP of the VI.
Frank Tarkenton and Dan Fouts are other historical QBs who were not chosen in the first round. Tarkenton was a nine-time Pro Bowl invitee and the Minnesota Vikings were one of the best teams in the NFL with him behind center. Fouts was instrumental in the NFL’s transition to a more passing offense thanks to Air Coryell.
2023-04-25 21:33:25
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