Tom Brady Bio: Early Life, Career, Net Worth & Wife

Tom Brady is an American professional football quarterback who is the oldest active player of the National Football League (NFL).

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers member is someone who devours life wholeheartedly hence, attracting people with his carefreeness.

Additionally, he wins six Super Bowls, four Super Bowl MVP awards, and three NFL MVP awards (2007, 2010 & 2017).

Not to mention, he is a natural-born leader influencing and inspiring people along; hence, he is also titled the greatest quarterback of all time.

Altogether, his life has been a series of milestones, setting one record to others and gaining one achievement to the other.

Furthermore, he is an aged wine that got better with years alongside his vision and purpose as he bagged the Super Bowl at the age of 41; therefore, he became the oldest quarterback ever to do so.

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All in all, what I can say is he is like an open door, the person who seems to have covered everything that needs to be even apart from his profession.

As someone who is picking up small things and being happy in normality when he is on his off days, he speaks up for everything.

“I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I’ve already made them.”

-Tom Brady

Quick Facts

Body Measurements

Although one’s body measurement is forever changing, however, Brady has been standing with his athletic body ever since, packed with strong biceps.

To illustrate, Brady’s chest measures 46 inches (117 cm), biceps measures 16 inches (41 cm), waist measures 37 inches (94 cm), and he stands at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m).

Moving forward, the fair-skinned guy has a gorgeous rectangular-shaped cut face with a small hai of light brown colors.

He has beautiful blue eyes of medium sizes in the bargain, which compliments his small lips and overall facial structure.

Altogether, he weighs 225 lb (102 kg) with a body measurement of 46-37-16 inches while wearing a shoe size of 12 (US).

Tom Brady | Early Life

Brady was born on August 3, 1977, under Leo’s sun sign to his parents Galynn Patricia Brady and Thomas Brady Sr.

He was raised alongside his three elder sisters, Nancy Brady, Julie Brady, and Maureen Brady, in San Mateo, California.

Family History

As we dive into his deeper roots towards his descendants, we reach his great-great-grandparents’ days of Irish descent.

However, looking at his maternal side, they were not only Germans but also of Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish descent.

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The story dates back to the time of the American Civil War when his paternal great-great-grandparents snuck out from the Great Famine (Great Starvation / Irish Potato Famine).

Later, they moved to San Francisco from Boston, and the great American basketball player of the 19th century, “Steady” Pete James Meegan, is a part of Brady’s family tree.

Childhood

As we see in most athlete’s life, Brady started way early in his life. As a child, he visited numerous gameplay of the San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys and even attended the 1981 NFC Championship.

Tom, growing up, has always idolized quarterback Joe Montana gaining inspiration from him.

However, not only his idol was the reason for his real passion for sports. As they say, ‘changes come from home’ likewise, his whole family was a sports enthusiast and not to mention; all his elder sisters had their hands on every sport.

The girls played softball, soccer, basketball, to name a few, and they were always cheering Tommy (home nickname for Tom) to partake in every game possible.

Advancing further, as he gradually increased his football passion, he enrolled in the football camp at the College of San Mateo, learning directly from camp counselor and future NFL/AFL quarterback Tony Graziani.

Tom Brady | Education & Career

High School

Brady attended Junípero Serra High School located in San Mateo, a Catholic all-boys school.

During high school, he played football for the first time in an organized team, and along with it, he even tried his hands at basketball and baseball.

As he commenced his high school career on a Padres junior varsity team, he faced Bellarmine College Preparatory rival Pat Burrell in football and baseball.

During their freshman years, Brady was not good with his skills; however, he got to feature in the starting position as the player for the position was injured.

Then, he starred as the starting quarterback for all his junior years, and by his senior year, he was getting recognized by many football programs around the nation.

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Altogether, by the end of their high school days, he was also a great baseball player as he was drafted in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos.

Overall, towards football, he was recruited by the University of Michigan’s assistant Bill Harris in 1995.

As we see his high school’s overall record until the day of his graduation ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Brady had recorded 3,702 yards and 31 touchdowns.

By then, he also claimed the All-State and All-Far West honors and the team’s Most Valuable Player Award.

College

After opting for a scholarship at the University of Michigan, Brady first commenced his play as a backup quarterback for his first two years. During his former years, Brady was struggling with his offerings in the game.

At one point, he even considered quitting and transferring to California; hence, he hired a sports psychologist to aid his frustration and anxiety.

Besides, assistant athletic director Greg Harden usually paid his visit around him to encourage and give Brady confidence.

Following these, his foremost gameplay in the starting position came in 1988 until he became the team’s captain in his senior year in 1999.

In 1998, he posted Michigan records for most pass attempts and completions in a season for 214. Alongside, he also managed to lead Michigan towards the Big Ten Conference title.

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During 1999 as he bagged wins for Michigan, he was not chosen to play the second half. Therefore, he made his comeback later, thus gaining the title of “Comeback Kid.”

Overall, he had thrown 369 yards, and four touchdowns in the Orange Bowl against Alabama and ended the game with a victory and the season with a 20–5 record.

After claiming the 1999 Citrus Bowl, he maintained 710 attempts and 442 completions by the end of the season.

New England Patriots

New England Patriots selected Brady as the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

According to Brady, he was embarrassed to be the sixth choice on his election day so he went out alone and cried. Though he wasn’t the first choice, he was named the best NFL draft pick of all time.

For his 2000 rookie year, he commenced as the fourth-string quarterback with the number seventh on the depth chart. However, with the season’s end, he was the number two on the depth chart, recording 1-for-3 passing for six yards.

The Year 2001

They commenced the season with Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, and Brady was the fourth-string quarterback until the home opener game.

Afterward, Bledsoe had an internal injury; hence, Brady replaced him as a starting quarterback for the final games.

With Brady leading the team, they recorded the victory against New York Jets (10-3), and Indianapolis Colts (44–13), however, a 30–10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

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As he moved further, he bagged the AFC Offensive Player of The Week during a game against San Diego Chargers, followed by another AFC Offensive Player of The Week title facing the New Orleans Saints.  

By the end of the season, Brady had a record of 2,843 passing yards and 18 touchdowns.

Super Bowl XXXVI

During the 2001 postseason, Brady had maintained 32-of-52 for 312 passing yards and one interception, and moving towards Super Bowl XXXVI, he faced a knee injury.

Therefore, for the match against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game, Bledsoe started the match as they won 24–17.

For the next game, Brady attended the Super Bowl XXXVI as the starting quarterback in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

By the end, the Patriots bagged the win in their first-ever league championship as Brady led the Patriots offense down the field against the Rams.

Altogether, Brady surpassed the record of Joe Namath in Super Bowl III and Joe Montana in Super Bowl XVI, becoming the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

Additionally, he also gained the Super Bowl MVP with 145 yards and one touchdown.

The Year 2002

The year 2002 came as a short bitter-sweet year in Brady’s life as he had recorded his career-low passer rating of 85.7 while having a career-high of 14 interceptions.

His gameplay had a 30–14 win at first against the Pittsburgh Steelers as he was titled the AFC Offensive Player of The Week.

Following it, they claimed victory against the Buffalo Bills. On the one hand, they tied with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins for the division’s best record.

On the other hand, they were tied to the Dolphins and Cleveland Browns for the final wild-card spot.

The Year 2003

During the regular season, they commenced with a victory in the AFC East. As moving on, Brady was given the AFC Offensive Player of The Week title after winning over Denver Broncos.

Similarly, he claimed his other AFC Offensive Player of The Week with the season-high record of passer rating (122.9) over the division rival Buffalo Bills.

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Altogether, he had maintained 3,620 passing yards and 23 touchdowns at the end of the season by standing third in the NFL MVP voting.

Super Bowl XXXVIII

Before plunging right into the Super Bowl XXXVIII, Brady had 237 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the 2004 postseason.

They successfully bagged the Super Bowl XXXVIII for the year, becoming the first franchise after Dallas Cowboys to have a third championship in four years.

The Year 2005

The year 2005 came a bit hard as running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk were all injured with everything falling in place.

Herewith, new center back and running back, Russ Hochstein and Heath Evans were added to the team.

Even so, Brady had quite a year as he had 4,110 passing yards (first in the league), and 26 touchdowns (third in the league) while adding another AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors to his collection.

As the Patriots won their third straight AFC East title, they won the Wild Card Round against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Later, in December and onwards, Brady struggled with a sports hernia (medical condition of affected pubic joints).

The Year 2006

In the season, Brady claimed victories against the Buffalo Bills (19–17), the Minnesota Viking (31–7 ), and the Green Bay Packers (35-0).

He had 3,529 yards with 24 touchdowns during those events as Brady stood as the fourth seed in the AFC playoffs.

In the 2006 postseason, the Patriots claimed victory over the New York Jets in the wild Card Round.

Additionally, they had an unforgettable match in Brady’s hometown state of California, investing themselves in the AFC Championships to play the Indianapolis Colts.

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The Year 2007

Sportswriters had titled the year 2007 as the best season by a quarterback, and Brady had also acquired numerous career, franchise, and NFL records marking different milestones. Let’s have a quick glance at what this year had offered to Brady.

•  AFC Offensive Player of the Week (five times)
• Career-high six passing touchdowns
• Most wins ever by a starting quarterback in his first 100 regular-season
• Surpassed the NFL record (set by Peyton Manning) of three touchdowns in eight consecutive games (Brady’s nine consecutive games)
• greatest passing season of all time by ESPN in 2013
• Fifth highest passer rating in a single season
•  Most Valuable Player of the Year
• Offensive Player of the Year
• Male Athlete of the Year (by Associated Press)
• First-Team All-Pro

Overall, he closed off the season’s chapter with 4,806 passing yards, 50 touchdown passes, and eight interceptions.

Super Bowl XLII

For the 2007 postseason, the Patriots started the season with the highest single-game completion percentage (92.9%) with 26 completions in 28 attempts.

Prior to advancing in the Super Bowl XLII, they had a total of 18 wins on the road, and Brady had set the 100th win of his career in the meantime.

The Year 2008

This year, Brady had a few games and few to offer due to his foot injuries. His foremost injury was during the match against the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium as Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard hit him.

During that moment, Brady had torn his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, which required surgery.

To illustrate, his medical procedure included anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the Los Angeles Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

It was mended with the patellar tendon graft for that torn ligament, and the wound had to go through several debridement surgeries. Thus, he was given IV antibiotics for the infection.

The Year 2009

Brady returned to the field with the season opener against the Buffalo Bills, recording 378 yards and two touchdowns.

He led the Patriots for 25–24 wins in that game as he was titled the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Following it, he bagged the other AFC Offensive Player of the Week title against the Tennessee Titans, which was recorded as the largest margin of victory since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.

Altogether, as he ended the season with a broken right ring finger and three fractured ribs, he also managed to maintain 4,398 yards passing and 28 touchdowns for a 96.2 rating. Hence, he also gained the 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

The Year 2010

Right at the start of the year, he extended his contract with the Patriots for four years, which was worth $72 million and $48.5 million in guaranteed money.

Thus, this made him the highest-paid player in the NFL. Over the course of the year, Brady surpassed Brett Favre‘s record of winning 25 consecutive regular-season home starts.

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With the AFC Offensive Player of the Week title against the Detroit Lions, he also posted his perfect passer rating for the second time in his career.

Following it, they faced the New York Jets where Brady had his second consecutive AFC Offensive Player of the Week title.

At the same time, he was chosen as the starter for the 2011 Pro Bowl; however, he had to pull back to his right foot surgery.

Overall, he was named the 2010 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year while winning the second time’s MVP title.

Furthermore, he was titled the best player in the NFL by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 players’ list.

The Year 2011

As he claimed the AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors over the Miami Dolphins, Brady had recorded his career-high 517 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.

Putting his year’s achievements together, he had a total of three AFC Offensive Player of the Week award as he surpassed Dan Marino‘s longstanding record of 5,084 passing yards.

By the end of the year, he has titled the fourth-best player in the NFL on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.

Super Bowl XLVI

Throughout the 2011 postseason, Brady had an NFL playoff record similar to that of Daryle Lamonica and Steve Young with six touchdown passes.

For the first time, Brady alongside Patriots head coach Bill Belichick became the duo to claim the NFL record.

Hereby, they played against the New York Giants in the Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. As the game came as a loss, Brady also was penalized for the intentional grounding.

The Year 2012

The Patriots had 16 games for the season, which was all started by Brady, leading to a 12–4 record.

By the end of the season, Brady had 4,827 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, and eight interceptions, with a passer rating of 98.7; hence, the highlights for the season are listed below.

• AFC Offensive Player of the Week (against Houston Texans)
• Third highest 557 points in the league history
• first quarterback to lead his team to ten division titles
• NFL Top 100 Players of 2013 (fourth place)

The Year 2013

On February 25, Brady further signed a three-year contract extension worth $27 million during the early half of the year.

During the commencement, loads were going on as Rob Gronkowski was injured, Aaron Hernandez was arrested, and Wes Welker and Danny Woodhead left the agency.

Altogether, Brady collected their 147th win as a starting quarterback, and he was named Pro-Bowl for the ninth time in his career.

Additionally, he stood third on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 players’ list. During his 2013 postseason, he had 24-for-38 for 277 yards and a touchdown, with two carries for seven yards and a rushing touchdown.

The Year 2014

Brady had a second season-opening loss this year against the Miami Dolphins. Afterward, he struggled quite a time as he gained only losses, which he explained to be “embarrassing.”

However, they had a winning streak as Brady recorded his season-high of five touchdowns; still, Brady couldn’t pass the eight consecutive victories to the Patriots.

As for the 2015 NFL Top 100 Players, he stood third and was named to his tenth career Pro Bowl.

Super Bowl XLIX

With the victory over Raven in the Divisional Round, Brady defended his AFC Championship Game; he also claimed the third championship game against the Indianapolis Colts.

In the meantime, he also surpassed John Elway‘s record to feature the most in the Super Bowl as a quarterback.

The Super Bowl XLIX was held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where Brady posted 328 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions.

During the gameplay, he was titled the Super Bowl’s MVP for the third year.

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The Year 2015

Brady had his 161st win with the Patriots after bringing down the Pittsburgh Steelers. As he moved forward with the AFC Offensive Player of the Week title, he ended the season with 36 touchdown passes and seven interceptions.

Additionally, he stood second in the 2016 NFL Top 100 Players and was named to the seventh straight Pro Bowl.

Brady had 28 passes during the postseason with 302 yards and two passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown.

The Year 2016

In the beginning, Brady commenced the season with a two-year contract signed with the Patriots.

Secondly, with the Deflategate scandal’s involvement, Brady was suspended from the four matches; hence, he only made his year’s debut on October 9. However, even with it, he bagged the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October.

Following it, he broke the record of Peyton Manning with 200 career victories by his 201 career victory.

Furthermore, he was named to the Pro-Bowl (straight eight-time), the AP All-Pro Second Team, and the AP All-Pro First Team.

Super Bowl LI

with the start of the postseason, Brady commenced by claiming the AFC Championship Game’s sixth consecutive trip.

For the Super Bowl, Brady won the first-ever Super Bowl overtime and the whole game with 34-28. The very game was his fifth Super Bowl victory in-game while gaining the Super Bowl MVP title for the fourth time.

The Year 2017

In the year 2017, Brady appeared as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 18, and throughout the year, he also earned a ticket to the next Super Bowl.

By then, he was at the age of 40, becoming the oldest player in NFL history to start the team as a quarterback.

Herewith, he ended the season as the NFL Most Valuable Player and stood number one on the 2018 NFL Top 100 Players.

Super Bowl LII

As always, they started the postseason with a victory in the Divisional Round and made their tenth Super Bowl appearance.

During the gameplay, Brady recorded the most passing yard of 505 in the Super Bowl; however, this Super Bowl came as a loss.

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The Year 2018

Brady had his 19th NFL season with the Patriots as Brady made his 500th career touchdown pass to Josh Gordon.

At that very moment, he surpassed the record of Vinny Testaverde to have different players catch their touchdown. By the end of the season, Brady had 375 passes with 4,355 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.

Super Bowl LIII

During this year’s Super Bowl, Brady had the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in history with 21 passes for 262 passing yards and an interception.

The Super Bowl was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, which came as the Patriots win. Thus, Brady became the only player in NFL history to win the sixth Super Bowl and was also the oldest to do so.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Year 2020

On March 20, Tom Brady signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The deal is worth $50 million with $4.5 million as an incentive annually.

For the team, Brady debuted against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, where he had 23 passes for 239 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.

During the Week 4 journey, Tom managed to gain the NFC Offensive Player of the Week title for the first time in his career. Following it, he was also titled the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October.

“You are not going to see my sense of humor on the football ground. That’s not a place to joke around.” -Tom Brady

Tom Brady | 2020 NFL Stats

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Net Worth

Tom Brady is considered the most paid NFL player to date, with a total worth of $200 million. This is his sole amount while his wife, supermodel Gisele has a bigger net worth than him, which is $400 million.

Hence, they both own a net worth of $600 million. Simultaneously, he also owns his own line of vegan snacks, which he started in the year 2016, and is the partner of meal-kit startup Purple Carrot since 2017.

Apart from his professional career, Brady has whopping earning from the brand endorsement he does. To date, he has featured for the Aston Martin, Tag Heuer, Sam Adams, Aston Martin, Tag Heuer, and Sam Adams.

Furthermore, he is seen with the Nike brand alongside UA Spine Fierce MCBs. Not o mention his 30,000-square foot waterfront home on Davis Islands, whose estimated tax record is to be $226,751.78.

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The legendary player has an insane luxury car collection that is worth more than $4 million.

1. Aston Martins (two)
2. Rolls Royce Ghost
3. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
4. Ferrari

Furthermore, to wrap things up, the player follows a strict diet instructed by his fitness coach Alex Guerrero.

His diet plan includes drinking 1/32 of one’s body weight in water each day. It avoids fruits, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, coffee, Gatorade, white sugar, flour, gluten, dairy, soda, cereal, white rice, potatoes, and bread.

Additionally, he does Transcendental Meditation and yoga every day with neuroplasticity training.

“All I do is the workouts. Oh, my God! Half of my life is spent in a gym somewhere, sweating.” -Tom Brady

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Tom Brady | Beyond Football

• 2005 Saturday Night Live (show host)
• The Simpsons “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass”: 2005 (voice character)
•  Family Guy “Patriot Games”: 2006 (voiced himself)
•  Stetson cologne: 2007 (model)
•  Entourage: 2009
• Entourage movie and Ted 2: 2015 (Cameo appearance)
• Simmons Bedding Company: 2016 (commercial)
• The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance (Brady’s first book published by Simon and Schuster in 2017)
• Tom vs. Time documentary: 2017 (starred in it made by the filmmaker Gotham Chopra)

Tom Brady | Love Life & Social Media

At first, Brady had a romantic relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan from 2004 and had a baby together, but they split in late 2006.

Bridget was three months pregnant with John Edward Thomas Moynahan when they broke up in December 2006 and began dating Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.

The story dates back to the year 2006 when they met through a mutual friend and tied the knot in 2009 after years of dating.

The duo took vows at the church of Santa Monica in California, where Brady wore a black suit, a white shirt, and a light gray tie while Gisele was wearing long.

Strapless dress with laces and sublime. Right after their wedding, they had a BBQ party at their house for their friends.

Tom Brady FAQs

Are Tom Brady and Donald Trump close?

In fact, Tom Brady and Donald Trump are close friends and have known each other for 16 years.

Why did Tom Brady leave the Patriots?

According to ESPN news, Brady left PAtriots as he was tired of dealing with Bill Belichick after 20 years.

What is Tom Brady’s record in Super Bowls?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is now 7-3 in Super Bowls.

How much did Tom Brady’s Yacht cost?

Brandy Yacht costs around $6 Million.

Is Tom Brandy Interested in Politics?

Yes, the quarterback football player is interested in politics.