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Tedy Bruschi reveals when he first realized Tom Brady was built different

Tom Brady's first two seasons as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots were pretty good.

He took over for Drew Bledsoe in Week 2 of the 2001 campaign and led the franchise to a Super Bowl XXXVI title. In 2002, the Patriots failed to make the playoffs but Brady led the NFL in touchdown passes with 28.

Not a bad start, right?

Despite his early success, it wasn't until the 2003 season that former Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi realized that Brady was built different. Super Bowl XXXVIII was the moment.

"The first time I noticed there was a different Tom was in the Super Bowl versus the Carolina Panthers," Bruschi said on the "Games with Names" podcast last August.