Brady, Tom
Sport
Though the 2007 Patriots will be remembered for the perfect team that wasn't, their quarterback still had an incredible season.
Not only did Tom Brady win NFL MVP, but the three-time Super Bowl champion threw 50 touchdown passes in an unbeaten 16-0 regular season. In fact his numbers were so ridiculously high all season that it seemed a glorious coronation was inevitable. However, Tom Coughlin, the man on the opposite side of this page, and his team of Giants did not read the script and put an end to such perfect ambitions.
Brady, though, put a brave face on the loss immediately after the Super Bowl, saying, "We had a great year. It's just unfortunate that tonight turned out the way it did."
Though this defeat will take some time to recover from, Brady (whose family traces its Irish roots to counties Cork and Cavan) is only 30, so it is surely only a matter of when, rather than if, he gets his fourth ring.
In the meantime, Brady's popularity has transcended his sport and now he is beginning to rival the likes of David Beckham and Tiger Woods as global sporting icons. The New England Patriots quarterback is now as popular for his actions off the field as he is on the gridiron.
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