Twenty years after the NFL Draft gave him a hard time, Tom Brady received a Draft Night gift last April when his employer selected a blocker named Tristan Wirfs.
The massive right tackle from Iowa provided Brady, 43, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a special rookie season.
Three offensive tackles had been drafted when General Manager Jason Licht made Wirfs the 13th pick. The rookie would play all 20 games. Heck, he played every offensive snap. Without Wirfs controlling the line’s right end, getting to and winning the Super Bowl would’ve been tougher for Brady and the Bucs.