Which NFL team drafted Tom Brady in 2000?

The New England Patriots drafted Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft. New England selected the Michigan quarterback with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round, a compensatory selection awarded after the team lost punter Tom Tupa.

Brady was the seventh quarterback chosen that year and was initially viewed as a long-shot prospect. He began his rookie season as New England's fourth-string quarterback behind Drew Bledsoe, John Friesz and Michael Bishop. By the end of the season, he had moved up to second on the depth chart.

The pick became one of the most consequential in NFL history. Brady eventually became New England's starting quarterback in 2001, led the franchise to its first Super Bowl title that season and helped produce six championships with the Patriots. He later won a seventh Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Tampa Bay did not draft him; he joined that team as a free agent in 2020. That distinction is the main source of confusion in this question.