FOXBOROUGH – When Tom Brady arrived in Foxborough as a rookie fourth-string quarterback, he was too busy focusing on making the team to dream of one day having his likeness etched in bronze outside of a stadium.
But after two decades with the Patriots and six Super Bowl victories, a 12-foot bronze statue of the legendary quarterback now stands at Gillette Stadium, which wasn’t even open during Brady’s rookie year.
“More than the record and rings, Tom gave us moments that felt timeless,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said. ” Sundays became sacred. Families gathered. Generations shared together. Tom and the Patriots brought millions of people together and brought great pride to Patriot Nation.
“Tommy, you have not only etched your name in Patriots history, you have etched it in all of o