As new Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady taught us each time he slipped on one of those six Super Bowl rings he won during two decades with the New England Patriots, it’s probably best to judge any National Football League draft pick through the lens of extended time.
After all, Brady, the University of Michigan product, wasn’t selected by the Pats until the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.
Not a bad return on New England’s original investment, huh?
This is not to say the 199th pick in the 2020 NFL draft – safety Jordan Fuller of The Ohio State University – will go on to become half as productive for the Los Angeles Rams as Brady was for the Patriots.
GOATs (Greatest Of All Time) don’t grow on trees.