Tom Brady's legacy in New England is cemented several times over, but the legendary quarterback's figure will remain a permanent presence at Gillette Stadium after a statue was unveiled Friday evening. The 12-foot-tall -- in honor of Brady's jersey number -- bronze statue was unveiled in a ceremony ahead of the Patriots ' first preseason game against the Washington Commanders .

"There's a saying, people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel," Patriots CEO Robert Kraft said ahead of the unveiling. "And for two decades, Tom Brady made [the] Patriots feel invincible."

It's hard to argue with Kraft's statement. One year after being drafted with the 199th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft , Brady stepped in for injured

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