Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement following the rumor mill for a week and 20 years of elevating his position in the sport that is American football. It doesn't matter if you adored him as a Patriot and Mut 22 coins then grew to love his role as a Buccaneer or even firmly rooted for him when you were a supporter of an inexplicably bumbling AFC East rival, Brady's accomplishments are unmatched in the field and are certainly one of the most remarkable athletic feats ever recorded in the sport. We'd like to reflect on his remarkable 22-year career using his annual overall (OVR) Madden ratings. From no-name rookie to Brady's GOAT, here's the way Brady did in Madden every year since he first arrived in the league, which he would go on to forever alter the way he played. If you're not one for football's rich history, you might also like the year-byyear image gallery of Brady's player avatar in Madden from his very first proper likeness in Madden 2003 all the way to today.

In case you haven't heard at this point--as if being on Mars for the past 22 years, Brady was selected at the 6th round which was 199th overall, with the Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft. Brady was an unassuming quarterback and his rookie Madden rating was a reflection of his status. Brady was able to throw just three passes during the season in spot duty in the backfield behind Drew Bledsoe, connecting on one with six yards. There was no way anyone--not even the New York Jets--knew who Brady would become.

Perhaps due in part to his lack of time on the field to this point, or because of the darts-on a-dartboard-style of the virtually unknown players in Madden Brady's overall score was actually down by six points in Madden NFL 02, which coincided with the beginning in the season 2001. It wasn't long before Brady made his debut, however, when he was called in for an injured Drew Bledsoe , after The Jets' Mo Lewis clobbered the starting QB , sending him to the bench during the third week of the season. The rest of the story is over. At the time Bledsoe would be fit enough to return to work, he'd already lost his job to young popular Tom Brady.

Brady would go on to manage the team to an eleven-five record (11-3 as the starter) and--after two wild playoff matches against the Raiders and Steelers -- lead the Patriots team to cheapest madden 22 coins their first Super Bowl victory. If you've heard this story it's likely that you'll be aware that this wouldn't be its final game.