tom brady was picked in the sixth round of the draft.
tom brady was picked in the sixth round of the draft.
where was tom brady picked in the draft?
the sixth round
brady was selected with pick number 199, a compensatory pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 nfl draft. he and his family had believed that brady would be drafted in the second or third round; they watched the draft on television, stunned as six other quarterbacks were drafted before he was. brady was so embarrassed that he briefly left the family home during the sixth round, and cried when recalling the experience for an interview 11 years later. when the patriots notified him that he would be drafted, brady was grateful that, he later said, he would not "have to be an insurance salesman". according to michael holley's book "patriot reign", the patriots were considering brady and tim rattay, both of whom had received positive reviews from then-quarterbacks coach dick rehbein. ultimately, the patriots front office chose brady. considering his subsequent success, many analysts have called brady the best nfl draft pick of all time. patriots owner robert kraft recalled: “i still have the image of tom brady coming down the old foxboro stadium steps with that pizza box under his arm, a skinny beanpole, and when he introduced himself to me and said 'hi mr. kraft,' he was about to say who he was, but i said 'i know who you are, you're tom brady. you're our sixth round draft choice,'” recalled kraft. “and he looked me in the eye and said 'i'm the best decision this organization has ever made.' it looks like he could be right.”
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the panthers reached the super bowl for the first time in franchise history and matched up against the new england patriots, the game would be an instant classic as both teams went back and forth throughout the game. peppers would record 2 tackles and pressure new england qb tom brady all throughout the game. on the first defensive snap of the game for the panthers, peppers stormed into the patriots backfield with a speed rush from his left defensive end spot pressuring and hitting tom brady right as brady released the ball for a completion to wr deion branch. two plays later on the pats opening drive peppers was cut blocked by patriots offensive tackle tom ashworth, but peppers recovered quickly and nearly deflected the pass as it whizzed by. on the very next play peppers again ripped into the patriots backfield along with blitzing panthers linebacker dan morgan hurrying tom brady into a rushed throw for an incompletion, and then again on the following play peppers man handled tom ashworth with a hump move made famous by former great defensive end reggie white, as peppers tossed ashworth to the side like a rag doll, leaped into the air with both arms up and hit tom brady altering his hurried throw for an incompletion.the patriots missed a field goal on their opening drive. on the next patriots possession peppers helped force a three and out by pushing pats running back kevin faulk to the ground, who was assigned to block him on the third down play, and then leaped into the air to alter brady's pass as it was completed short of the first down marker. on a play towards the end of the first half with 32 seconds remaining on the clock, peppers exploded off the line of scrimmage exhibiting great speed and power, rushing against a double team, and drove both the tackle and guard back towards brady narrowly missing out on a sack, as brady just did side step him. on the panthers first defensive snap of the second half, peppers shrugged aside the new england tight end christian fauria to tackle running back antowain smith after a gain of just one yard. on the patriots second possession of the second half, on third down and 5, peppers bull rushed ashworth right at brady and nicked brady on the helmet with his left hand just after brady released the ball, the pass was completed for a first down. after the play sports commentator phil simms commented that peppers "was a star waiting to happen." on the same drive, second down and 6, on a running play by the patriots peppers tossed ashworth to the ground as he was in good position defending against the run, the tackle was made by the panthers defense for a short gain. in a play early in the fourth quarter, peppers dropped into coverage and made a tackle on receiver troy brown. on a third and goal play in the fourth quarter with 7:48 remaining on the clock, patriots leading 21-16, peppers bull rushed ashworth and pushed him to the ground, as peppers was closing in on brady fellow defensive end al wallace got to brady sooner and forced brady into a hurried throw that was intercepted by cornerback reggie howard. on the first play of the next patriots possession, peppers dominated ashworth yet again, bull rushing him back into tom brady nearly getting a sack on the play, as he and fellow panthers defensive end mike rucker hurried brady into a quick throw which he completed for a 1 yard gain. on the patriots final drive of the game near the end of the fourth quarter, on the pats first snap peppers used an outside speed rush to get around ashworth and hit tom brady knocking him to the ground just as he released the hurried throw for an incompletion. peppers was double team blocked for the remainder of the patriots final possession. peppers was a highly disruptive force all throughout super bowl xxxviii.
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