WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 6 quarterbacks taken before Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft
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Tom Brady is back in a familiar setting: the Super Bowl.
On Sunday, Brady will play in his eighth career Super Bowl, and his third in four years, something most probably would have seen when Brady was drafted 18 years ago.
Brady's amazing career began in April 2000, when the Patriots famously rolled the dice and drafted the Michigan quarterback in the sixth round with the 199th pick overall. New England made the move despite Brady being thoroughly unimpressive at the NFL combine.
Six other teams drafted quarterbacks before the Patriots chose Brady. Here's a look at what happened to those other quarterbacks.
The Jets used the 18th pick on Marshall University quarterback Chad Pennington.
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Pennington played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Jets and Dolphins, earning $51 million in his career.
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He now runs the 1st and 10 Foundation with his wife and is a director for NFL Legends Community.
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The 49ers drafted Hofstra's Giovanni Carmazzi in the third round with the 65th pick overall.
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