Sports Illustrated's 40 Best Tom Brady Photos For His 40th Birthday

Sports Illustrated has been covering Tom Brady since his days as a backup quarterback at Michigan. As the Patriots legend approaches 40, we take a look at his 40 best SI photos.

Sports Illustrated's 40 Best Tom Brady Photos For His 40th Birthday

Tom Brady 1998

Tom Brady 2005

Tom Brady 1999

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2004

Tom Brady 2002

Tom Brady 2002

Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVI 2002

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2007

Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXVIII 2004

Tom Brady 2004

Tom Brady 2004

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2004

Tom Brady 2005

Tom Brady Super Bowl XXXIX 2005

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2004

Tom Brady 2007

Tom Brady 2009

Tom Brady 2009

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2010

Tom Brady 2010

Tom Brady 2010

Tom Brady 2009

Tom Brady 2009

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2012

Tom Brady 2013

Tom Brady 2014

Tom Brady 2015

Tom Brady Super Bowl XLIX 2015

Tom Brady Super Bowl XLIX 2015

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2015

Tom Brady 2014

Tom Brady 2016

Tom Brady 2016

Tom Brady 2017

Tom Brady Sports Illustrated Cover 2017

Tom Brady 2017

Tom Brady 2017

Tom Brady Super Bowl LI 2017

Tom Brady Super Bowl LI 2017

Tom Brady Super Bowl LI 2017