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Tom Brady to serve as Michigan's honorary captain

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You've heard it dozens of times: "Tom Brady, Michigan."

That's how Brady introduces himself on NBC's Sunday Night Football, but the New England Patriots quarterback is set to turn the tables and introduce his alma mater to the world on Sept. 17.

Brady, who's suspended for the first four games of the NFL season, will lead Michigan out of the tunnel as an honorary captain against Colorado on Sept. 17, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh told "The Rich Eisen Show" on Wednesday.

His appearance at the Big House will come two weeks after Michael Jordan serves as an honorary captain for the Wolverines.

Here's what Brady looked like in a Michigan uniform roughly 20 years ago:

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