How Old Is Tom Brady? Birthday, Career, and the Math on His Age

Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California. As of today, that makes him 48 years old. Brady retired from the NFL in February 2023 at age 45, after 23 seasons — the longest NFL career ever for a quarterback.

Career timeline by age

• Age 22 (2000): Drafted 199th overall by the New England Patriots.
• Age 24 (2001): Wins Super Bowl XXXVI as MVP after replacing an injured Drew Bledsoe.
• Age 29 (2007): Throws 50 TD passes in a 16-0 regular season; Patriots later lose Super Bowl XLII.
• Age 37 (2014): Wins his fourth Super Bowl over the Seahawks.
• Age 39 (2016): The 28-3 comeback over the Falcons in Super Bowl LI — fifth ring.
• Age 43 (2020): Leaves New England for Tampa Bay; wins his seventh Super Bowl in his first year there.
• Age 45 (2022): Plays his final NFL season; retires February 2023.

How his age compares to other QBs

Brady's birthdate puts him almost exactly between two generations of quarterbacks. He's about 16 months younger than Peyton Manning (March 24, 1976) and about 17 months older than Drew Brees (January 15, 1979). On the other end of the spectrum, Patrick Mahomes (September 17, 1995) is 18 years younger than Brady.

Compared to other NFL legends

Brady is 21 years younger than Joe Montana (June 11, 1956), 16 years younger than Dan Marino (September 15, 1961), and almost 8 years younger than Brett Favre (October 10, 1969). On the other side, Aaron Rodgers is about 6 years younger than Brady (December 2, 1983).

Outside football

Across sports, Brady is famously close in age to Kobe Bryant (20 days younger) and Roger Federer (four years and five days younger). He's almost exactly 7 years older than LeBron James, who was born December 30, 1984.

See the full athlete-vs-Brady comparison list or pick any name on the game and see if you can guess older or younger.