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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady give instructions to young players at his American football clinic in Tokyo, Japan on June 21, 2017. The five-time Super Bowl champion Brady is on an Asian tour. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY TKP20170621012 KEIZOxMORI New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady give instructions to Young Players AT His American Football Clinic in Tokyo Japan ON June 21 2017 The Five Time Super Bowl Champion Brady is ON to Asian Tour PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY TKP20170621012 KEIZOxMORI “Image Credits: Imago”
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady give instructions to young players at his American football clinic in Tokyo, Japan on June 21, 2017. The five-time Super Bowl champion Brady is on an Asian tour. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY TKP20170621012 KEIZOxMORI New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady give instructions to Young Players AT His American Football Clinic in Tokyo Japan ON June 21 2017 The Five Time Super Bowl Champion Brady is ON to Asian Tour PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY TKP20170621012 KEIZOxMORI “Image Credits: Imago”
Tom Brady was drafted as the 199th pick in 2000 where he was picked by The New England Patriots. Yes, that’s right. 198 players were deemed better than Brady as many teams passed him over. However, the same ignorance paved the way for Brady to become the best in the league.
NFL Films’ documentary uploaded on YouTube on 6th March 2020 takes us through his journey and reveals how Brady overcame all adversities to become the greatest quarterback of the game. So, let’s roll the hourglass back to the 2000 NFL draft.
The Brady 6: Journey of the Legend NO ONE Wanted! documents Brady’s awe-inspiring journey from being a rookie to one of the greatest NFL players. The documentary is titled aptly as it reflects his selection in the 6th round and his six trophies with the New England Patriots (at that time).
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It’s hard to imagine that now considering the Patriots picked Brady in the sixth round as the seventh QB of the draft. The six QBs picked before Brady are Pick 183, Spergon Wynn, Pick 168 Marc Bulger, Pick, 163 – Tee Martin, Pick 75 – Chris Redman, Pick 65 – Giovanni Carmazzi, and Pick 18 – Chad Pennington. Not many would remember all of these QBs. Tom Brady struggled a bit to remember the QBs.
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Brady’s case can be considered as a chance of fate as the 2000 NFL draft wasn’t too heavy on QBs. Even then, he nearly went undrafted despite an Orange Bowl victory in his final year at Michigan. But why did he get ignored during the drafts?
Why was Tom Brady drafted so late?
To be fair, Brady has to take part of the blame as his NFL Combine 2000 performance was largely unimpressive. He produced one of the slowest sprints and didn’t showcase a strong arm. However, many consider a huge portion of the blame fell on Michigan HC Lloyd Carr, and his competition with Drew Henson.
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Brady had to play backup to Henson for the majority of his final year, diminishing the NFL coaches’ confidence in him. However, all’s well that ends well. Being drafted late fueled the fire in Brady’s heart, and led to becoming the most successful player in the NFL and his 7 Super Bowl rings.
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