As the sports world reacts to the news of Tom Brady’s retirement, we asked David Purdum and Tristan H. Cockcroft to put into context what Brady meant to fantasy players and sports bettors over the past two decades. For as many wins as Brady had on the field, and Super Bowl rings on his fingers, he’s had a part in countless fantasy football championships while helping those who bet on him at sportsbooks win more often than not.
Tom Brady covered the spread in more regular-season games — 190 — than any other quarterback in the Super Bowl era. Brady’s teams covered the spread in 58.1% of his starts, a cover percentage that ranks third among quarterbacks with at least 100 starts, behind Joe Montana and Joe Theismann.
