Profile: Tom Brady, American football quarterback

After a long and sometimes controversial career in American Football, tonight, at age 43, he is the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl LV

Name: Tom Brady

Age: 43

Appearance: The All-American boy with a permanent knowing smile

Newsworthiness: Brady is set to play his tenth Super Bowl tonight, a record unmatched in the NFL

In depth

Tom Brady has endured so long in the NFL, a league not designed for lengthy careers or sustained success, that it’s a challenge to remember that his was originally the ultimate underdog story. At least it would be, if Brady and commentators ...