Tom Brady pulled off some things at the University of Michigan that undeniably foreshadow his accomplishments as the megastar of the New England Patriots.



Those five years on campus laid the groundwork for an astonishing NFL career, offering an extended glimpse at his competitive fire, his free spirit and his penchant for overcoming mountainous levels of adversity.



Though nobody saw Tom Brady morphing into Tom Brady, hindsight can provide a cool peek behind the curtain at the college kid who would ultimately produce similar stories in the pros, while becoming the greatest to ever play his position.



“There are some people that will say, ‘Yeah, I saw that.’ They’re all lying to you,” former Michigan right tackle Jon Jansen said. “You could not foresee this in anybody.”



What they did see was a maniacal worker and competitor who overcame adversity during every season at Michigan. It’s amazing, in hindsight,...