The greatest player in the history of the NFL and a former Michigan Wolverine, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, is retiring from professional football, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington.
Brady’s incredible run in the NFL began after his collegiate career in Ann Arbor, the place where he proved to football fans everywhere how hardworking, clutch and good he truly was. He finished college with one of the most memorable bowl games in U-M history — the 2000 Orange Bowl victory in overtime against Alabama.
As the 199th overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, Brady wasn’t expected to contribute immediately, or much at all.