NFL: The 10 Greatest Players in New England Patriots History

#1 Tom Brady

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Tom Brady is possibly the best player to ever play the game, let alone the best player to play for the Patriots. Brady has led the Pats to 5 Super Bowls victories, which is a record for an offensive player.

Brady has played his whole career for the Patriots, after being drafted by them in the 6th round with the 199th pick of the 2000 draft. After a rookie season in which he barely got on the field, Brady was called into action when starting Quarterback, Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury.

He went on to lead the Patriots to the Divisional title and a Super Bowl showdown against the Rams. Brady would earn his first Super Bowl MVP award as well as his first Super Bowl ring. He would go on to lead the Pats to victory in 2003, 04, 14 and 2016, earning another 3 Super Bowl MVP awards along the way.

During his 18 seasons in the league, Brady has been voted to the Pro-Bowl 13 times and has received First Team All-Pro honors 3 times. The awards continue as he is a two time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, the 2007 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, the 2005 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year as well as being voted the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009. He has also led the league in passing yards 3 times, as well as recording the highest QB passer rating twice.

He is a 4 time league TD leader, including what was probably his best ever season, where he led the Patriots to a 16-0 record, throwing a record 50 TDs in the process. He also holds the record for most wins by a QB with 196, as well as another 36 records that currently stand.

Over his career, Brady has recorded 66,159 passing yards, 488 touchdowns and a passer rating of 97.6. At the age of 40, Brady says he will continue to play for at least a couple of years. His passer rating has been above 102 the last 3 seasons, showing he certainly isn’t slowing down. Brady will go down as the best player to ever play the game.