Call them the “Tom Brady Six.” As in, the six quarterbacks drafted ahead of Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft. Former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Tee Martin is on that list. In Kevin Colbert’s first draft, he took Martin in the fifth round, 36 picks ahead of Brady.
Looking back, it was obviously the wrong move. No one in the NFL understood the player Brady would become. Choosing Brady over Martin would’ve been the right decision but in Colbert’s mind, they still made a sound pick in selecting Martin. Appearing on the North Catholic Athletics Podcast, Colbert himself once a North Catholic grad, he explained that selection.