Few expected Tom Brady to come anywhere close to the seven-time Super Bowl champion and football legend that he eventually developed into — even his former coach, Bill Belichick.
As a sixth-round selection in the 2000 NFL Draft, expectations weren’t exactly high for Brady after joining New England. The young QB was slotted well behind starting signal-caller Drew Bledsoe on the team’s depth chart.
With Bledsoe under center — and pushed further down the roster due to the presence of other QBs like John Friesz and Michael Bishop — Brady barely played as a rookie in 2000, making only one appearance and completing just one of three passes.