1. Twenty years ago today, the GOAT was born.
Technically, Tom Brady was born on Aug. 3, 1977, but the birth of the greatest quarterback in NFL history took place on Sept. 23, 2001.
That’s when 6th-round pick Tom Brady replaced Drew Bledsoe at quarterback of the Patriots after Jets linebacker Mo Lewis knocked Bledsoe out with a hit late in a game; New York was leading 10–3.
The hit was so big it got a vintage “OH, MY” out of then CBS play-by-play man Dick Enberg.
New England ended up punting on that drive and when they got the ball back with just under two minutes left in the game, Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr.