Throughout much of his career, Tom Brady skillfully managed to evade defenders. In fact, he didn’t face a single sack during the entire 2008 season. Over 335 games, the seven-time Super Bowl champion was brought down 565 times, translating to a 4.48 sack percentage.
On the “Impulse” podcast, Brady spoke candidly about some of the players he wasn’t exactly thrilled to face. “A lot of people,” he told Logan Paul. “Ray Lewis was a tough one. I really didn’t enjoy going against Ndamukong Su. And, oh, JJ Watt, he wasn’t exactly a joy to take hits from either. Then there was Haloti Ngata, remember him? He was massive, weighing in at 340 pounds when he played for the Ravens. Definitely not fun.”
Interestingly, although he had a lengthy and successful career, he wasn’t often injured. The most notable exception occurred when he suffered a torn ACL after being hit by former Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard in a 2008 game, sidelining him for the entire season. He bounced back the following year, throwing for 4,398 yards and 28 touchdowns, and he didn’t bag another Super Bowl with the Patriots until 2014.
By the end of his career, Brady had set remarkable records, including the all-time highs for career passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649).
He finally called it quits after the 2022 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
