Before his retirement from the NFL in 2023, Tom Brady spent 23 seasons playing professional football. If that sounds like an incredibly long time to be a professional athlete, you’re not wrong. Brady holds the record for the most NFL seasons played as a quarterback, and now is a commentator on Fox Sports. So with that much time in the public eye, we’re bound to notice some changes in Tom Brady over the years.

For a while there, it seemed like Tom Brady was keeping to a steady routine, and as a girl who hates change, I can completely relate. He played for the same NFL team — the New England Patriots — for almost the entirety of his career, from 2000 to 2019, until his move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. And it seemed like he was in it for the long haul with his 13-year marriage to supermodel Gisele Bündchen, too. But, of course we all know how that ended: with a divorced Tom Brady posting thirst traps while watching Gisele move on. At least we got some iconic jokes at The Roast of Tom Brady out of all of it.

So yeah, Tom Brady has gone through a lot over the years. Here’s a look at how Tom Brady’s face has changed, then and now.

Tom Brady Photos: Then & Now

Tom Brady, 2001

Tom Brady in 2001. — Image Credit: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

When Tom Brady first signed to the Patriots, he was just a fresh-faced sixth-round draft pick from University of Michigan.

Tom Brady, 2002

Tom Brady at the Espy Awards in 2002. — Image Credit: Kevin Winter/ImageDirect

Tom Brady won Best Breakthrough at the 2002 Espy Awards, making it clear that he was gonna be a standout in the NFL.

Tom Brady, 2004

Tom Brady 3rd Annual Cadillac MVP Post-Super Bowl Press Conference in 2004. — Image Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

Tom Brady, 2005

Tom Brady hosting 'Saturday Night Live' in 2005. — Image Credit: Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

By 2005, Tom Brady won three Super Bowls and was a three-time NFL MVP. But let’s be real, he had the ultimate win when he hosted SNL that year.

Tom Brady, 2006

Tom Brady in 2006. — Image Credit: James Devaney/WireImage

Tom Brady, 2008

Tom Brady in 2008 — Image Credit: John Parra/Getty Images for Bragman Nyman Cafarelli

Tom Brady, 2010

Tom Brady in 2010. — Image Credit: Joe Kohen/Getty Images for Audi of America

By 2010, Tom Brady was married to Gisele Bündchen and rocking some very 2010s-style bangs.

Tom Brady, 2012

Tom Brady in 2012. — Image Credit: Marc Andrew Deley/WireImage

Tom Brady, 2015

Tom Brady in 2015. — Image Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images

Tom Brady, 2017

Tom Brady in 2017. — Image Credit: Clint Spaulding/Penske Media via Getty Images

In 2017, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were co-chairs of the Met Gala, giving Tom true fashion elite status (as if having Gisele by his side wasn’t already enough).

Tom Brady, 2019

Tom Brady at the Met Gala in 2019. — Image Credit: Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic

Tom Brady, 2021

Tom Brady in 2021. — Image Credit: Mark Brown/Getty Images

Tom Brady, 2023

Tom Brady at the premiere of '80 for Brady' in 2023. — Image Credit: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

By 2023, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen were divorced, and he was retired from the NFL. But, he also produced 80 For Brady, a movie basically about just how much his fans love him, so I guess I would maybe call that a wash.

Tom Brady, 2024

Tom Brady in 2024. — Image Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images

Tom Brady, 2024

Tom Brady in November 2024. — Image Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images

Now Tom Brady has passed the torch the next generation. But don’t worry, he’s always still in the public eye as a commentator on Fox Sports… and, of course, still posting thirst traps on Instagram.