Before becoming the most decorated quarterback in NFL history, Tom Brady was just a young athlete chasing his dream. See his transformation in photos.
Tom Brady, born August 3, 1977, is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Over a remarkable 23-season career, he won a record seven Super Bowl championships and five Super Bowl MVP awards while becoming the league’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards. Brady spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, helping build one of the NFL’s greatest dynasties, before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 and leading the franchise to a Super Bowl victory in his first season. He announced his retirement “for good” in February 2023.
Since stepping away from football, Brady has remained in the spotlight as Fox Sports ‘ lead NFL analyst, while continuing to expand his business ventures, including TB12, Brady Brand and his ownership stakes in several professional sports teams. Off the field, Brady shares son Jack with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan and children Benjamin and Vivian with ex-wife Gisele Bundchen, whom he divorced in 2022 after 13 years of marriage.
Scroll through the gallery to see photos of Tom Brady from his younger days to today.
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Tom Brady: Then & Now
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Here, Tom Brady is seen as he warms up on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. He was so young at the time.
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Tom Brady In Action
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Tom Brady catches the ball during a game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. He was in top form.
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Tom Brady Plays The Colts
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes during Brady’s first start of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxboro, Mass. It was Sep. 30, 2001.
March 10, 2022, 4:32PM 4 of 22
Tom Brady Wins Super Bowl XXXVI
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady smiles after the Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in NFL football’s Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans in 2002. Brady, then just in his second pro season, led a 53-yard, nine-play drive to set up a winning field goal by Adam Vinatieri.
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Tom Brady At The 10th Annual ESPY Awards
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All star! Tom Brady accepts the Espy award for the best breakthrough athlete during the 10th annual Espy Awards, in Los Angeles in 2002.
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Tom Brady Wins Super Bowl XXXVIII
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Tom Brady smiles after the Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, a game widely considered one of the best Super Bowls. Tom was named MVP for the second time in three years after completing a record 32 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns. Kicker Adam Vinatieri again kicked the winning field goal in the final seconds, as he had two years earlier.
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Tom Brady Beats The Browns
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Winner. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady salutes a small group of Patriots fans after New England’s 42-15 win over the Cleveland Browns, in Cleveland, Ohio.
March 10, 2022, 4:32PM 8 of 22
Tom Brady In 2005
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Celebration time! The New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady spikes the ball after scoring a touchdown in the 4th quarter against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxoboro, Massachusetts on Jan. 16, 2005.
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Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen In Rio
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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, left, talks with her husband at the time during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. So sweet.
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Tom Brady Vs. The Giants
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Tom Brady New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) talks to the press after an NFL football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. He still had his game face on.
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Tom Brady & Gisele At The 2008 Met Gala
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen looked like quite the couple during the 2008 Met Gala. They were dressed to the nines for the event, which celebrated the exhibit ‘Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.
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Patriots Beat The Lions
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) watch game action with his hair out and wearing no helmet, on the sideline in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game with the Detroit Lions, in Detroit, Michigan on Nov. 25, 2010. New England won 45-24.
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Tom Brady & Son Jack
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Family man! Tom Brady walks behind his son Jack after NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass.
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Tom Brady Wins The AFC In 2015
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New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady holds up the Lamar Hunt Trophy after the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Massachusetts on Jan. 18, 2015. The Patriots beat the Colts and went on to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl Xlix.
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Tom Brady Smooches Gisele
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Tom Brady holds daughter Vivian and smooches supermodel Gisele Bundchen after winning the 2017 Super Bowl. Winners!
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Tom Brady Goes Long
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Skills! New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady makes a major pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in Foxborough, Mass. on Dec. 31, 2017.
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Tom Brady In 2018
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) shakes hands with a Buffalo Bills player after the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on December 23, 2018. The Patriots defeated the Bills 24-12.
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Tom Brady Vs. The Bills
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs onto the field for warmup before the NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots on Dec. 21, 2019. He looked like he was ready to go.
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Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen At The 2019 Met Gala
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are so chic during the 2019 Met Gala. They didn’t exactly fit the dress code for the event, which was in honor of the exhibit ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’, but they sure did look great.
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Tom Brady In 2021
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Champion. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (L) walks his daughter Vivian (3R) his son Jack (R) Gisele Bundchen (2R) and son Benjamin (obscured) after the Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs to win the National Football League Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021.
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Vivian and Tom Brady at Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 9
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Tom Brady and daughter Vivian Brady attend the men’s tennis final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland-Garros Stadium on August 4, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Tom Brady at The HISTORY Channel’s HISTORYTALKS at Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts on April 18, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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