The eerie similarities between Colin Kaepernick and Tom Brady

Both dazzlingly good quarterbacks took the NFL by storm when the starters in front of them went down the injury. And that's just the beginning

Kaepernick (left) and Brady: Career twins?
(Image credit: Steve Dykes, Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

A franchise quarterback, taken with the first overall pick in the NFL draft, goes down with an injury. An unheralded second-year QB takes his place. The original starter recovers from injury, but by that time, he's lost his job to the young gun, who miraculously leads his team to the Super Bowl while the healthy veteran sits on the sidelines.

That's the story of San Francisco 49ers phenom Colin Kaepernick's surprising season. It's also the 2001 story of a once-unheard-of sixth-round-pick named Tom Brady.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.