Long before Tom Brady became the GOAT, he was competing for a starting quarterback spot at Michigan. After the Wolverines split a national title with Nebraska in 1997, Brady entered his junior year set to replace Brian Griese in the starting spot.
It just so happened that roughly a month before Brady and Michigan were to open the 1998 season at Notre Dame, Brady was driving back to Ann Arbor from Chicago when he saw a sign for South Bend. What followed next was the future football legend having to escape Notre Dame Stadium.
Brady shared the story almost two-decades ago with NFL Films but it recently started to again make the rounds thanks to Tim Prister of Irish Illustrated.
So here is how the greatest quarterback the NFL has ever seen (this isn’t open to debate) got locked in Notre Dame Stadium.
First: A wedding in Chicago…