See Tom Brady in his first sit down interview as an NFL rookie. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Despite not playing in a single actual game his first year, Brady said he still took all the same practice snaps as Bledsoe to keep himself in the game "mentally."
"I'm really trying to stay out there and take a lot of the mental reps, and I see what Drew does out there," he says. Because of that mentality, Brady was prepared when his chance to play came, which was sooner than anyone expected. During the second game of Brady's second season in 2001, Bledsoe was hit by New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis and. That season, Brady led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl win — and the rest is history.
Brady and Belichick have won six Super Bowl titles together. At 42, Brady has stayed in the game longer than most players (the average NFL career for a Pro-Bowl nominated quarterback is 12 years, according to the
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