You possibly can hear somebody let you know Tom Brady’s age (45!) and it doesn’t actually hit you, as a result of the man nonetheless seems fairly match and wholesome. To totally grasp the size of Brady’s tenure on this Earth, then, you might want to realise that the person has appeared in a online game for the PlayStation. Like, the unique PlayStation.
Brady, born in 1977, was drafted by the New England Patriots within the sixth spherical of the 2000 NFL draft—because the 199th decide—and spent his first season within the league as a fourth-string QB. He was to this point down the NFL pecking order, actually, that for his first look in Madden—Madden 01, which not solely launched on the PS1 but in addition the Nintendo 64—he wasn’t even named, he was simply listed on the Patriots depth chart as “QB #12″.
A yr later, having moved as much as the backup spot, he took over from the injured Drew Bledsoe, led the Patriots to a Tremendous Bowl victory and the remaining is historical past. Brady retires because the statistical chief in virtually each class that issues for a QB, from passing yards to passing makes an attempt to TD passes, whereas additionally main the league in ball deflation controversies, crypto rip-off endorsements and bizarre methods to kiss your child on the mouth.
To have a good time his profession—or, for a lot of extra of you, to have a good time his retirement, introduced right this moment—I’ve put collectively this slideshow displaying his online game profession, from these early days on the PS1 by to the NFL 2K sequence, Madden and another stops in between. It gained’t be each sport from yearly, that will be boring—and for current Madden video games extremely repetitive—however nonetheless, it’ll be a pleasant little stroll down reminiscence lane. Until you bear in mind enjoying any of those first few video games, by which case I’m sorry for reminding you ways previous you’re.