Tom Brady is a great example of an accident, without a doubt. He went from being a late round draft pick in the NFL to the super stardom of being the league’s most decorated quarterback.
Tom Brady, of the New England Patriots, was the bottom round draft choice of the Patriots (199th overall choice in the league). He was lucky to just make the ‘team’ and be able to put on a jersey every week. It’s highly unlikely that a bottom-feeder draft pick makes an NFL squad at the position of quarterback because a team only needs one to play a game. Brady somehow managed to make the team as a second-string bench warmer, behind the starting and franchise quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who was in the midst of directing his Patriots to the playoffs as a perennial favourite to win the Super Bowl.
The Patriots were dealt what appeared to be a devastating blow as Bledsoe fell to a season-ending injury. When this happened, many football enthusiasts expected New England to fall off the map, or, maybe they would make a trade for an experienced back-up quarterback, if they thought they could salvage the year.
They did not.
They could not.
Before anyone knew it, Tom Brady emerged onto the scene; he had taken control of the reigns. He exploded the team into the playoffs. Soon thereafter, he became Super Bowl MVP, going from zero to hero, from the simple ‘misfortune’ of an injury.
Drew who?
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