In what will certainly go down as the best ever sixth round draft pick, quarterback Tom Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in 2000 coming out of Michigan. Brady’s run to a record seven Super Bowl appearances, five Super Bowl victories and four Super Bowl MVP’s got off to a slow start. In 2000, Drew Bledsoe was still the franchise quarterback for coach Bill Belichick in his first season with the team. Fast-forward to 2017 and the combination of Brady and Belichick earned their record-setting fifth Super Bowl victory with an improbable comeback overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

     Hard to believe, but in Belichick’s first season, the Patriots finished with a 5-11 record and Brady’s only regular season appearance in 2000 was late in the fourth quarter of the November 23rd game against the Detroit Lions at the Pontiac Silverdome, where he went 1-3 for six yards and the Patriots were routed 34-9. Offered is this Adidas home navy blue New England Patriots jersey issued to Brady during his first season in Foxboro. This jersey has Brady’s number “12” sewn on the front, back and shoulders in white, red and silver tackle twill. The 2000 season was the first season in which the Patriots switched to the now custom navy blue primary color scheme. “BRADY” is sewn on in white tackle twill on a matching navy blue nameplate on the back of the jersey above his number and a “PATRIOTS” is sewn on above the numbers on the front. Each sleeve has the “Elvis” Patriot logo patch, a vertical silver stripe and the NFL shield patch is sewn on the base of the v-neck. This mesh jersey has navy blue Spandex shoulders, sleeves and sides. The Adidas tag, along with “46” (size) and “00” (year) flags are sewn on the bottom front left tail. Comes with MEARS LOA grading A5.

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