Drew Bledsoe has the perfect body to play quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). At six-feet-five-inches tall, he can see over his offensive linemen and find open receivers. Bledsoe has a rifle arm to thread the needle between defenders or to throw the long bomb. He also has the intelligence to read defenses and the leadership ability to make his team better. All these factors led the New England Patriots to make Bledsoe the first-pick overall in the 1993 NFL Draft. Proving that he is now one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, the strong-armed quarterback led his team to the Super Bowl in 1996.

Growing up

Like father, like son

Drew Bledsoe was born February 14, 1972, in Ellensburg, Washington. His parents, Mac and Barbara, were both English teachers, and his father was also a football coach. The family moved five times before Bledsoe was in the sixth grade...