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Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
February 8, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
February 12, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
April 25, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
June 10, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted
September 10, 2012	Good article nominee	Not listed
Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Tom Brady (62 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	12,965	12,965
Early life	17,303	17,303
College career	15,529	17,251
College statistics	1,722	1,722
Professional career	24	292,074
Overview	36,926	36,926
New England Patriots	27	201,826
2000–2004: Rookie season and initial Super Bowl runs	63	38,894
2000: Draft and rookie season on the bench	10,246	10,246
2001: Taking over as starter and first Super Bowl victory	15,966	15,966
2002 season	2,797	2,797
2003 and 2004 seasons: Back-to-back Super Bowl wins	9,822	9,822
2005–2008: Beginning of Super Bowl drought and injury	64	29,444
2005 and 2006 seasons	12,422	12,422
2007: Perfect regular season and first MVP	12,281	12,281
2008: Injury	4,677	4,677
2009–2013: Statistical success and continued Super Bowl drought	74	43,282
2009: Return from injury	8,525	8,525
2010: Second MVP	9,195	9,195
2011: Loss in Super Bowl XLVI	12,318	12,318
2012 and 2013 seasons	13,170	13,170
2014–2016: Return to Super Bowl success and Deflategate	66	50,243
2014: Fourth Super Bowl win	9,478	9,478
Deflategate report	11,030	11,030
2015 season	9,806	9,806
Deflategate suspension	6,488	6,488
2016: Fifth Super Bowl win	13,375	13,375
2017–2019: Final years in New England	48	39,936
2017: Third MVP and loss in Super Bowl LII	17,800	17,800
2018–2019: Sixth Super Bowl win and last years with New England	22,088	22,088
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27	46,436
2020–2022: Seventh Super Bowl win, brief retirement, and final season	80	46,409
2020 season: Seventh Super Bowl win	21,008	21,008
2021 season	15,790	15,790
2022 season: Final season	9,531	9,531
Retirement	6,862	6,862
NFL career statistics	441	17,870
Regular season	7,312	7,312
Postseason	6,192	6,192
Super Bowl	3,925	3,925
NFL career records	23	18,082
Regular season	6,504	6,504
Playoffs	4,413	4,413
Super Bowl	4,803	4,803
New England Patriots franchise records	1,632	1,632
Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise records	707	707
Awards and honors	10,170	10,170
Other endeavors	23,950	23,950
Personal life	21	32,451
Religious beliefs	1,657	1,657
Relationships and marriages	5,906	5,906
Residences	3,303	3,303
Extended family	1,586	1,586
Politics	11,971	11,971
Diet and lifestyle	8,007	8,007
Filmography	19	1,312
Film	262	262
Television	1,031	1,031
See also	421	421
Notes	24	24
References	30	30
External links	2,617	2,617
Total	446,520	446,520