FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Professional athletes measure achievement in championships, with a constant eye slanted toward Father Time.

Next up for Tom Brady is challenging the conventional wisdom of how long a quarterback can play at a high level in the NFL. The leader of the New England Patriots turns 40 on Thursday, an age considered both a line of demarcation and decline for even the game's greatest names.

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