2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor Tom Brady ROOKIE #236 SGC 10 GEM MINT

Topps released 12 football card sets in 2000 but only included Tom Brady in two, Bowman and Bowman Chrome. This means the legendary quarterback has only a single rookie Refractor. Among the 105 rookies on the Bowman Chrome checklist, Topps serial-numbered base cards of 20 top prospects to /99. That left Brady and 84 other draftees as unnumbered short prints whose Refractors fell 1:281 packs. It took an average of nearly 24,000 packs to uncover a Brady, leaving this card as one of his toughest unnumbered rookie cards to pull. The photo used on the card and the detailed write-up on the reverse also receive attention from collectors. Of Brady’s 23 rookie cards that depict him with the Patriots, only eight show him in full uniform instead of at practice. Most of those issues show Brady casually warming up for a preseason game, but the Bowman card shows him rolling out of the pocket. On the back, Brady’s “Bowman Briefing” expounds on his baseball pedigree, big-game accomplishments, and the on-field skills that eventually defined his career. Considering Refractors have helped define the trading card industry since 1993, the shine from this issue makes it many collectors' choice to sit atop the list of Tom Brady's best cards. This is one of just three copies of the card that SGC has awarded a Gem Mint 10 grade to. Learn more about TB12’s RCs in our Guide to Tom Brady Football Cards: https://www.fanaticscollect.com/definitive-guides/a-guide-to-tom-bradys-football-cards The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 03/12/2026.