On April 16, 2000, the New England Patriots turned in what is arguably the most famous draft card in NFL history.
With the 199th selection in the 2000 NFL draft, the Patriots chose Michigan quarterback Tom Brady.
Despite his success as the Wolverines’ quarterback, Brady was a lightly-regarded prospect, saddled with the stigma of an unimpressive performance at the NFL Scouting Combine.
As a result, six quarterbacks were selected ahead of him that year: Marshall’s Chad Pennington, Hosftra’s Giovanni Carmazzi, Louisville’s Chris Redman, Tennessee’s Tee Martin, West Virginai’s Marc Bulger and Minnesota’s Spergon Wynn.
As the old saying goes, ‘the rest is history.