when did tom brady start playing in the nfl
2000
title: Tom Brady text: Tom Brady Thomas "Tom" Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players in NFL history to have won five Super Bowls (along with defensive player Charles Haley), and he is the only player to have won them all with a single franchise. Because of his numerous accomplishments and accolades, many analysts and sportswriters consider Brady to be among the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After playing college football for the University of Michigan, Brady was drafted by title: Tom Brady text: whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach Dick Rehbein. Ultimately, the Patriots front office chose Brady. Considering his subsequent success, many analysts have called Brady the best NFL draft pick of all time. Brady started the season as the fourth string quarterback, behind starter Drew Bledsoe and backups John Friesz and Michael Bishop; by season's end, he was number two on the depth chart behind Bledsoe. During his rookie season, he was 1-of-3 passing, for six yards. Tight end Rod Rutledge caught Brady's first and only completed pass of the season in a 34–9 loss to the Detroit Lions title: Rickey Brady text: Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball team in during the 1990–1991 season. Brady was selected in the sixth round (167th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was released by the Rams on August 27, 1995. After being released by the Rams, the Saints signed him to the practice squad. On December 13, 1995 the Eagles activated Brady to the 53 man roster. In 1996, Brady was a member of the Cowboys training camp. In 1997, Brady was drafted in the sixth round of the 1997 World League Draft. He played in all 10 games and recorded title: Tom Brady text: Brady was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of 2000 NFL Draft and has since spent his entire 18-season career with the Patriots. Brady's tenure with the Patriots is an NFL record for the longest time playing quarterback for one franchise. Since Brady became their starting quarterback in 2001, the Patriots have never had a losing season and have won 15 division titles. The Patriots played in twelve AFC Championship Games from 2001 to 2017—including seven in a row from 2011 to 2017—and won eight of them. Brady and Patriots head title: Tom Brady text: at the next level. He was always more passionate about football, and when he found that there was significant interest in him, he decided to take the road of football. Brady was recruited by Michigan assistant Bill Harris, and he signed to play for the University of Michigan in 1995. He finished his high school football career completing 236 of 447 passes for 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also won All-State and All-Far West honors as well as the team's Most Valuable Player Award. During the summers of 1998 and 1999, Brady was an intern at Merrill Lynch. He