As a Michigan grad, Tom Brady knows the significance of the

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    August 14, 2022 8:43 AM EDT

    As a Michigan grad, Tom Brady knows the significance of the Michigan-Ohio Staterivalry.Weirdly enough, Brady has never faced a Buckeyes quarterback during his 21-year NFL career. Well, now, in his Keith Kinkaid Jersey 22nd season, he finally will when he'll go up againstthe Bears' Justin Fields on Sunday.Brady was asked about the Oct. 24 matchup between a Michigan and Ohio Statequarterback , and he was shocked that he hadn't faced someone from his rival before."How about that? I'm not going to say anything too inflammatory about Ohio State," Brady said with a smile. The Buckeyes have won the last eight meetings but Michigan holds the overall record (58-51-6)."I'll have my time. This is Michigan State week, so those are the guys I can kind of Jesper Fast Jersey go after."That's interesting. Why is there not a lot of Ohio State quarterbacks in the pros? There were a lot of Michigan guys over the years, but not a lot of Ohio State guys."MORE:Tom Brady will face Justin Brian Gibbons Jersey Fields, the first Ohio State QB to start against the former Michigan star. His response is worth the time. Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) The irony of Brady'sstatement is that more Ohio State quarterbacks (seven) have been drafted than Michigan guys (four) during Brady's NFL career. Somehow, he's just never had to face any of them before.Fields was a first-round draft pick out of Ohio Statein 2021. He is only the fourth Buckeye quarterback Alex Galchenyuk Jersey to be drafted in the first round. The last one was Dwayne Haskins in 2019, who now acts as QB3 for the Steelers.MORE:The Buccaneers vs. Bears game also features the largest quarterback age gap in history. Brady is 44 while Fields is 22, just a little bit older 22 years, 7 months and 17days, to be exact than Brady's entire NFL career.Tom Brady was in spring ball ahead of his fifth season at Michigan when Justin Fields was born. Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) Sunday's matchup against the Buccaneers will only be Fields' fifth NFL start. Jordan Schroeder Jersey He is2-2 so far this season.MORE:Michigan quarterbacks drafted since 2000This list contains the quarterbacks drafted after Brady in 2000.NameDraft YearRoundTeamYears ActiveDrew Henson20036Texans2004, 2008John Navarre20047Cardinals2004-2005Chad Henne20082Dolphins2008-nowJack Rudock20166Lions2016-2020Ohio State quarterbacks drafted since 2000NameDraft YearRoundTeamYears ActiveSteve Bellisari20026Rams2007-2008Craig Krenzel20045Bears2004Troy Smith20075Ravens2007-2010Terrelle Pryor20113Raiders2011-2018Cardale Jones20164Bills2016Dwayne Haskins20191WFT2019-nowJustin Fields20211Bears2021-now