It may come as no surprise that Tom Brady has dated a lot of prominent ladies in the past given his status as one of the most well-known and successful athletes in the world.

Brady praised his wife of more than ten years, Gisele Bündchen, in his lengthy farewell post on social media after announcing his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday.

The couple started dating in 2006, and three years later they got married. Currently, they are parents to two kids.

Brady, however, dated a number of other women before starting his relationship with the Brazilian model, including a Playboy model and an American Pie actress.

Layla Roberts

In 2002, only two years after signing with the New England Patriots, Brady dated actress and model Layla Roberts for a short time.

Roberts had been voted the Playmate of the Month in October 1997, five years earlier, and was a frequent presence in Playboy at the time.

Tara Reid

Brady dated Roberts in the same year that he was linked to Tara Reid, an actress well known for her roles in the American Pie movies.

The two were said to be romantically involved, and Reid at the time revealed that they had shared a kiss.

However, despite Reid later describing Brady as "quite nice looking" in a 2014 interview, they never had a romantic relationship.

Bridget Moynahan

Prior to meeting Bundchen, Brady had a two-year romance with the actress Bridget Moynahan that ended in 2006.

Sex and the City and I, Robot are just a couple of the movies and TV shows in which Moynahan has stared in.

Soon after their relationship ended and Brady began dating Bundchen, Moynahan learned that she was carrying his child. Brady's infidelity has not been suggested. Brady's youngest child of his three children, John, was born to her in 2007.