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Tom Brady looks right (back) at home at the University of Michigan

TB12 took the field in Ann Arbor on Saturday as Michigan's honorary captain.

Tom Brady throws the football on the field before an NCAA college football game against Colorado at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. AP Photo/Tony Ding

By J.D. Capelouto

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On Saturday afternoon, 16 years after the Patriots drafted Tom Brady out of the University of Michigan, Tom Brady stepped back onto the field at the Big House and stepped in as his alma mater’s honorary captain.

Michigan faces Colorado on Saturday afternoon. Before the game, Brady tossed the ball around and chatted with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.

Michigan welcomed Brady home in a tweet.

Brady had also spent some time on the field with his family earlier, getting in some #bradytobrady touchdown action.

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