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 with Brady officially retiring earlier today we thought it’d be a great time to share it.
So here is how the winningest quarterback the NFL has ever seen got locked in Notre Dame Stadium.
It all starts with a wedding in Chicago when Brady was still at Michigan.