(Reuters) – Factbox on seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady, who announced on Sunday that he would return for a 23rd season in the National Football League:
Name: Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr
Age: 44 (Born Aug. 3, 1977)
Education: University of Michigan
Year drafted: 2000
Seasons in the NFL: 22
MAJOR RECORDS
* Most Super Bowl wins in NFL history: 7 (2001, 2003, 2004,2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
* Most Super Bowl appearances in NFL history: 10
* Most Super Bowl MVP wins in NFL history: 5
* Most touchdown passes in NFL history: 624
* Most passing yards in NFL history: 84,520
* Most career regular-season wins in NFL history: 243
* Most playoff wins in NFL history: 35
* Most Pro Bowl selections in NFL history: 15
* First player in NFL history to win more than one title after turning 40
* Oldest player to appear in a Super Bowl: 43
* Youngest and oldest starting quarterback to win a SuperBowl
* No single team has as many Super Bowl wins as Brady (Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have won six each).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Brady was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, where he was the 199th overall pick.
* Brady became the starting quarterback after an injury to Drew Bledsoe in 2001.
* Spent 20 seasons with the New England Patriots (an NFL record for quarterbacks) and led the team to six Super Bowl titles, establishing a dynasty with head coach Bill Belichick.
* Joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. In his first season he guided the Bucs to their second Super Bowl title.
* Only quarterback to make 600 career touchdown passes in the regular season.
* Has never had a losing season with the Patriots or the Bucs as a starting quarterback.
* Forty days after announcing his retirement on Feb. 1 2022, Brady took to Twitter to tell fans he would be back for a 23rd season in the NFL and a third season with Tampa Bay.
(Compiled by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Gerry Doyle)
