September 23, 2001, was one of the most defining days in NFL history — a day that saw the beginning of the Tom Brady era and the decades-long dominance of the New England Patriots. The hit by New York ...

The impact was devastating. But the hit was clean. If anyone blames former Jets linebacker Mo Lewis for blowing up Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe and opening the door to the Tom Brady era, they ...

Nearly a quarter-century ago, former New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis delivered a hit on Drew Bledsoe that changed the course of NFL history. Tired of being held responsible by Jets fans for ...

In Sept. 2001, former New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis hit former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe so hard that it sheared a blood vessel in his chest, setting the stage for Tom Brady to ...

He delivered the hit that inadvertently brought Tom Brady onto the NFL stage and launched a dynasty for the New England Patriots, but former New York Jets outside linebacker Mo Lewis isn’t taking any ...

Mo Lewis said the hit that nearly killed Drew Bledsoe was actually the Patriots’ quarterback’s fault. Nearly 24 years after the hit that changed NFL history, Lewis is putting a different spin on what ...

On Sept. 23, 2001, Drew Bledsoe rolled out in the fourth quarter of a New England Patriots game against the New York Jets. He turned up field to run. It would become the play that changed NFL history.

NFL fans have long blamed Mo Lewis for starting Tom Brady's legendary career - but the normally tight-lipped ex-Jets star has hit out at Drew Bledsoe in a stunning new statement. Lewis, a three-time ...

Former New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis — who laid out a crushing hit on New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe in Week 2 of the 2001 season — might have inadvertently started the Patriots ...

From Brady vs. Belichick, by Gary Myers. Copyright © 2025 by the author, and reprinted with permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Brady vs. Brady. The ...