TAMPA, Fla. -- In what will go down as one of the most unlikely free-agent signings in NFL history, quarterback Tom Brady, winner of six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, became a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a franchise synonymous with losing for the past decade-plus.
But as far-fetched as it seemed, 10 months later, Brady has guided the franchise -- which finished 7-9 last year and had two winning seasons over the past decade -- to the Super Bowl, the Bucs' second appearance ever in the big game.