NFL Player Profile: Tom Brady–Tampa Bay Buccaneers
What we found out in the 2022 National Football League offseason is even the G.O.A.T. is allowed to change his mind. Initially Tom Brady announced his retirement, and then decided to come back another year after all. By the time the 2022 NFL regular season starts, Brady will be 45 years of age, but if the 2021 NFL season was any indication, he still has plenty more left in the tank.
2021 Season
This past season Brady led the NFL in many statistical categories. They included completed passes (485), passing yards (5316), touchdowns (43), and yards per game (312.7). Brady also received an amazing amount of protection, as he was only sacked three percent of the time. As a result, Brady was second to Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers in Associated Press MVP voting and third behind Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp and Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor in the NFL Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year voting. Brady was also selected to his 15th Pro Bowl, which is now the most all-time.
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Leading up to the NFL
Brady was initially the 199th draft pick in the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. The native of San Mateo, California played his college football at the University of Michigan. In only his second NFL season, Brady was involved in a quarterback controversy leading up to the Super Bowl. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick decided to start Brady over the veteran Drew Bledsoe, and his decision paid off as the Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17 on a game-winning 48 yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri.
NFL Career
What Brady has been able to accomplish in his career (20 seasons with the New England Patriots and two seasons with the Buccaneers) is miraculous. His career records include most Super Bowl titles all-time with seven, most games won (278), most pass completions all-time (7263), most touchdown passes all-time (624), and most passing yards all-time with 84,520.
2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Heading into the 2022 NFL regular season, Brady will not be throwing to one of his main targets, tight end Rob Gronkowski, who retired at the age of 33 on June 21. However, Brady still has a strong group of receivers to throw too. They include Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Russell Gage, who Tampa Bay signed a three-year deal worth $30 million from the Atlanta Falcons in the offseason.
At head coach, the Buccaneers also made a change. Todd Bowles is the new bench boss after Bruce Arians retired.
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