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Feb 16, 2024 · A devastating injury just months after signing a 10-year contract cost Bledsoe his job in New England as head coach Bill Belichick stuck with Brady as his starter. That decision sparked an unprecedented run for the Patriots, who won six Super Bowl titles in 20 years with Brady under center.
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Following a period of declining success and two consecutive seasons in which the Patriots missed the playoffs, Bledsoe suffered a near-fatal injury early in the 2001 season that led to backup Tom Brady becoming the team's starter.
Sep 23, 2021 · Brady did not see his first real action for the Patriots until Week 2 of the 2001 season -- 20 years ago today -- when he replaced a very injured Drew Bledsoe late in the fourth quarter of...
And, that opportunity for Brady came 16 years ago today in Week 2 of the 2001 season after quarterback Drew Bledsoe took a vicious hit from Jets linebacker Mo Lewis as he was running out of...
Sep 22, 2021 · It's become easy to consider the Mo Lewis hit that nearly killed Bledsoe and launched Tom Brady's career as a jumping-off point for an endless array of what-if moments. If Bledsoe hadn't...
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Sep 22, 2021 · Bledsoe was the NFL’s highest-paid player when he was hurt and replaced by Brady in Sept. 2001. Here’s why he never got his job back.
Sep 23, 2021 · Technically, Tom Brady was born on Aug. 3, 1977, but the birth of the greatest quarterback in NFL history took place on Sept. 23, 2001. That’s when 6th-round pick Tom Brady replaced Drew...
