Take heed to Tom Brady’s first convention name after getting drafted by the Patriots

As anticipated, the primary query posed to the 22-year-old Brady didn’t revolve round him. Somewhat, it targeted extra on what it’d be wish to again up a longtime star (and former No. 1 general choose) in Drew Bledsoe.

“Effectively it’s actually … all I used to be on the lookout for was a spot to get my foot within the door and attempt to be nice for the group that picked me,” Brady stated. “And, , Drew Bledsoe is actually the most effective quarterbacks within the NFL and it’s gonna be nice to study below him and compete for a job with the Patriots.”

It didn’t take very lengthy for Brady to precise his want to compete for what was largely thought as a set-in-stone roster spot for Bledsoe as QB1.

Brady solely tried three passes throughout his rookie 12 months in 2000 as a backup to Bledsoe. However Jets linebacker Mo Lewis popped Bledsoe with a devastating hit on Sept. 23, 2001, and the remainder is historical past.

It additionally didn’t take very lengthy for the road of questioning to show to Brady’s presumed fall down the draft board after a stable collegiate profession at Michigan.

“I don’t suppose upset is the phrase,” Brady stated of touchdown as a sixth-round choice. “I feel, , I imply, the group that has drafted me, I’m simply very snug with. And whether or not it’s within the second spherical or the sixth spherical, I feel everybody begins on the identical, the identical stage. And it’s only a nice alternative to move again to New England and play for the Patriots. It’s actually been a dream come true.”

Given his largely underwhelming testing numbers and professional scouting experiences, it was solely truthful to ask Brady about whether or not or not he’d be excited by different athletic pursuits past a profession within the NFL, particularly given his ties to baseball.

A flexible star athlete at Junipero Serra Excessive in San Mateo, California, Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos because the 507th choose within the 18th spherical of the 1995 MLB Draft.

“Yeah, it’s actually not,” Brady stated when requested if baseball was nonetheless a possible pursuit. “I performed catcher in highschool and I received drafted by the Montreal Expos and I simply determined I needed to return to Michigan and be the beginning quarterback and play in entrance of 112,000 folks. And definitely, this can be a nice step for me. It’s gonna be a terrific problem, however I feel I’m prepared for it. Really, I do know I’m prepared for it.”