Tom Brady played in 285 games as a member of the New England Patriots, going 219-66 over that time. He also appeared in 41 playoff games, posting a sterling 30-11 record. Now that his time as a Patriot is over, let’s look at how he fared against all …
Tom Brady played in 285 games as a member of the New England Patriots, going 219-66 over that time.
He also appeared in 41 playoff games, posting a sterling 30-11 record.
Now that his time as a Patriot is over, let’s look at how he fared against all 31 teams.
Arizona Cardinals: 1-1
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Brady only faced the Cardinals twice in his time with the Patriots, the fewest games of any NFL team. That’s because the two teams played in 2008, which Brady missed with an ACL injury and again in early 2016, when Brady was suspended for the season’s first four games.
DeAndre Hopkins going to Arizona rekindles thoughts of other wide receiver trades.
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The Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans swung a big trade Monday. Arizona landed All-World WR Deandre Hopkins and a fourth-round pick for David Johnson and a second-round pick this year and a fourth-rounder next year. Boom. A look at other big-name wide receivers who have been traded.
Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith and many surprises are the career-leading rushers for each of the 32 NFL teams.
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Arizona Cardinals: Ottis Anderson
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Ottis Anderson went on to win a Super Bowl in his time with the Giants but he was rock solid with the Cardinals, though they were not in Arizona. He played eight seasons with the birds and rushed for 7,999 yards. Would have been nice if he could have gotten another yard to have averaged 1,000 year season as a Cardinal.
The New England Patriots got Tom Brady at 199. How did players in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft turn out and what did they grade?
The 2000 NFL Draft produced a memorable selection. It didn’t come in the first five rounds. Rather, it was the New England Patriots using a compensatory pick at 199 to select Michigan QB Tom Brady. How did teams do in the 2000 first round?
31. Rams: Trung Canidate
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Trung Canidate played four seasons, rushing for 1,095 yards. His best season was his final one with Washington. He rushed for 600 yards in 10 games in 2003. In three seasons with Arizona, he ran for 495 yards. Grade: D-minus
Tom Brady and Dak Prescott are two of the top players picked by teams using compensatory NFL Draft picks.
The great Gil Brandt tweeted a list of the teams with the most compensatory draft picks since 1994. Taking a look at what teams wound up with the most picks and who some of them turned out to be.
Los Angeles Chargers 20 picks
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The Chargers selected JaTavis Brown in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Brown was the first linebacker drafted from Akron. He also became the 15th player drafted from Akron since the inception of the NFL Draft in 1936. In 2018, he posted a career-high 97 tackles and he has 265 total tackles in his NFL career.
Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota and others from the 2015 first round have left a lot to be desired.
The 2015 NFL Draft produced many players who were considered expendable by their teams long before the 2020 season. It is the classic example of how much of a guessing game the draft process can be. This first round will go down as forgettable as opposed to memorable.
32. Patriots: Malcom Brown
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Malcom Brown was drafted out of Texas. The defensive lineman spent four seasons with the Patriots before having his fifth year option declined. He wound up in New Orleans. Brown had 8.5 sacks as a Patriot and added two with the Saints. Can’t take away the two Super Bowl rings he has. Grade: C
