WHERE ARE THEY NOW? All of Tom Brady’s backup quarterbacks during his career

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The New England Patriots stunned the NFL world when they traded Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers and made yet another long-term commitment to the 40-year-old Tom Brady.

The trade marked the fifth time since Brady took over as the Patriots’ starting quarterback that the team traded away one of his backups. Several others left as free agents.

While there are high hopes for Garoppolo in San Francisco, the track record for most of Brady’s former backups is less than stellar. Below we take a look at what happened to every notable Patriots backup quarterback during the Brady era, including a couple of big-name veterans.