Brady, 37 at the time, had showed no real signs of slowing down—he had just led the Patriots to another AFC Championship berth. But at some point age will catch up to the medical marvel. Will it be after the 2017 season when Brady is 41 and the Eastern Illinois product becomes a free agent? Maybe not, but Garoppolo is the only backup seemingly set up to take the reins.
The Patriots select Jimmy Garoppolo, quarterback, Eastern Illinois
