The New England Patriots franchise stumbled upon the greatest quarterback of all-time in the 2000 NFL Draft, selecting Tom Brady with the 199th pick in the sixth round. Brady was the seventh quarterback selected in that draft, inspiring ESPN’s “Brady 6” documentary.
In this year’s NFL Draft, the seventh quarterback selected was Georgia’s Jacob Fromm by the Patriots’ division foe, the Buffalo Bills.
While there may never be another Tom Brady (Patrick Mahomes could argue), Fromm is going to end up being the biggest steal of the draft, just like Brady was.
In a text message to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Buffalo’s general manager Brandon Beane said he wasn’t planning on drafting a quarterback on Saturday, but the value Fromm offered was “too good to pass up,” per Bleacher Report’s Adam Wells.