Tom Brady still has to wait a few years before he can wear a gold jacket. He’ll be in bronze this summer, though.
The New England Patriots announced Thursday that they will unveil a Brady statue at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 8 before their preseason game against the Washington Commanders.
While Brady finished his storybook career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, even claiming his seventh and final Super Bowl victory with the NFC South club, he spent 20 of his 23 seasons in the NFL with the Patriots.
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New England famously selected Brady out of Michigan with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He went on to outplay not only the six quarterbacks who were taken before him that year, but also every quarterback who’s ever taken the field.
Initially a feel-good story, Brady turned the Patriots into the league’s greatest supervillain, ushering in the sport’s most dominant dynasty to date — a six-Super Bowl reign that spanned two decades.
Along the way, Brady also collected nine AFC championships and a whopping 17 AFC East titles. The three-time NFL MVP is the league’s all-time leader in wins (251), Pro Bowl selections (15), Super Bowl MVPs (5), passing yards (89,214) and passing touchdowns (649).
When the lights shone the brightest, Brady was at his best. He engineered 59 fourth-quarter victories after his team was either tied or trailing. Plus, no player has more seasons with a postseason appearance than he does.
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Brady made the playoffs 20 times. Additionally, he’s atop the league’s all-time postseason leaderboard for wins (35), games started (48), Super Bowl appearances (10), Super Bowl wins (7), completions (1,200), passing yards (13,400), passing touchdowns (88), game-winning drives (14) and fourth-quarter comebacks (9).
The Patriots Hall of Fame waived its usual four-year waiting period and inducted Brady in a sold-out Gillette Stadium on June 12, 2024.
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