Tom Brady

Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American former professional football quarterback who played 23 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), the first 20 with the New England Patriots and the last three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Born in San Mateo, California, he played college football for the University of Michigan and was selected by the Patriots with the 199th pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He became the starting quarterback in his second season, when he led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVI. As the Patriots' primary starter for 18 seasons he led them to nine Super Bowl appearances and six titles; after joining the Buccaneers in 2020 he won Super Bowl LV, bringing his career totals to 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven wins, both NFL records.

He holds many major quarterback records, including career passing yards, completions, touchdown passes and games started. He won a record five Super Bowl MVP awards and is the only player to win it with two different teams, and he was named NFL MVP three times (2007, 2010 and 2017), his 2010 award being the first unanimous one; he was also the oldest NFL MVP, at 40, and the oldest Super Bowl MVP, at 43.

He announced his retirement in February 2022, returned 40 days later, and retired for good in February 2023. In 2024 he became the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox and a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and the same year he was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, with the team announcing the retirement of his No. 12 jersey.

He married Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen in 2009; they have a son and a daughter and divorced in 2022. He also has a son with actress Bridget Moynahan.