The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN IN THE PROS shapes his eating habits and sleep pat‑ terns around being at his best on the football field, is as strong as ever at the age of 38. Brady is only the third quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to four Super Bowl wins, joining his boyhood idol Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw, and he's a three‑ time Super Bowl MVP, which matches Montana for the most ever. Brady is also the all‑time leader in Super Bowl passing yards (1,605), touchdown passes (13) and starts (six). "What makes Brady rise up on the biggest stage of professional football? "'I think his consistency,' said Pa‑ triots offensive coordinator Josh Mc‑ Daniels, who has worked directly with Brady for nine seasons. "Even though these games have a finality to them that some games in the regular season or preseason don't have, he approaches it the same way.' "And there is no end in sight. Brady hopes to play well into his 40s and at this point hasn't shown much, if any, signs of decline." Former Wolverine Desmond How‑ ard checked in at No. 36 on ESPN's list. His 99‑yard kickoff for a touch‑ down after New England had cut the Packers' lead to 27‑21 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXI was the longest kickoff return in Super Bowl Charles Woodson • NFL Woodson retired after 18 years and accepted the NFL's Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award shortly after the Pro Bowl. He finished his speech with, "As always, Go Blue!" He will now join ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" show as an analyst, according to reports. Nik Stauskas • NBA The second year pro enjoyed arguably his best game of the year, making 4 of 5 triples and 6 of 10 shots overall in a 114‑110 loss to Sacramento Feb. 10. Stauskas finished with 16 points against his former team. Al Montoya • NHL The former Wolverine, now a Florida Panther, helped lead his team to its sixth straight shootout win Feb. 15, a 2‑1 victory over Pittsburgh in which he made 31 saves. Montoya allowed only one past him in the shootout, and his goals‑against average dropped to 1.98 after the win. HEADLINERS Former Michigan athletes in the news this month