Every indicator we have ever seen from Tom Brady points to the fact that he is the biggest competitor on the planet.
He was pick No. 199 in the 2000 NFL Draft and he still uses that motivation to this day. In an interview with Rodney Harrison, Brady noted that he still looks at himself as a sixth-round draft choice, and that he can’t acknowledge that he is the greatest of all time … because he thinks that he isn’t.
We had the 2020 NFL Draft last week, and Brady’s scouting report back in 2000 went:
- Poor build
- Skinny
- Lacks great physical stature and strength
- Lacks mobility and ability to avoid the rush
- Lacks a really strong arm
- Can’t drive the ball down field
- Does not throw a really tight spiral
- Is a system type player that can be exposed if forced to ad lib
- Gets knocked down easily
When Brady was asked what he thought about his draft report in May 2002 — right after winning his first Super Bowl — he said, “That kind of gets me fired up, because I’m thinking, you know, what the hell do these people know?