It's Super Bowl time and, of course, Tom Brady is in it! His 10th SB appearance is, by far, the most of any player...the closest is six by former teamate and Pats kicker Stephen Gostkowski. Among quarterbacks John Elway is the closest with five SB appearance. And of course (and more importantly) he's also won the SB more times than any player...six and counting.
Tom Brady is 43 and in his 20th year in the NFL, to get a sense of how long that is and how much has otherwise changed, here's how Tom looked in a video game in 2001 and 2020:
2001 Brady
SB Nation has good story on why Brady left the Patriots...many little things, but mainly because he wanted a long-term contract and the Patriots refused to give him one. And that rejection looks to have been motivation for a resurgent Brady:
2019 with the Patriots: 4,0377 yards passing, 6.6 yards per attempt, 24 TDs, 8 Is, 88 QB rating
2020 with the Bucs: 4,633 yards passing, 7.6 ypa, 40 TDs, 12 Is, 102 QB rating
So defintely, in the Brady vs Belichick war, Tom is ahead Bigly.
Speaking of which, Brady has his fair share of detractors...basically everyone he is not winning football games for. But he does have a big fan in Donald Trump and Brady certainly appreciates the support, which led to his most recent roasting on SNL.
Good luck, Tom!
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