Tom Brady is back to work | NFL on FOX
History in the making! Tom Brady makes his long-awaited debut in the FOX booth with Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi for a can’t-miss season opener as Dak Prescott and the Cowboys take on Deshaun Watson and the Browns. Sunday at 4:00 p.m.…
It’s been just over 19 months since the seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady announced he would retire from the NFL “forever.”
This afternoon, la NFL The legend will make his long-awaited television debut when he joins lead announcer Kevin Burkhardt in the FOX booth for “America’s Game of the Week.”
The Cleveland Browns host the Cowboys in Dallas for the nationally televised Week 1 game. FOX Sports reporter Erin Andrews and reporter and contributor Tom Rinaldi will also join Burkhardt and Brady on the NFL weekly broadcasts.
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In 2022, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch made the announcement during a company earnings call that the seven-time Super Bowl champion would join the sports network’s top announcing team at some point after his illustrious football career concluded. Brady was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the time.
“It’s going to be a stellar and exciting television career,” Murdoch said in 2022, “but it’s up to him to make that choice when he feels it’s appropriate.”
Brady decided to delay his foray into the broadcast booth for a year, but ultimately committed to starting the second act of his career in 2024. Patrioti del New England Legend has been mentioning the next step in his career in recent months during various interviews and conferences.
Brady spoke to FOX Sports from the broadcast booth inside the Cleveland Browns’ home stadium Saturday as his alma mater, Michigan, gathered in his locker at halftime of a game against Texas.
“Obviously super excited, very little anxiety,” Brady said when asked about his emotions ahead of his debut. “There’s been a lot of preparation from a lot of people and it’s been a journey for a couple of years. But I think the most exciting thing for me is getting back to NFL football. Being here in the booth, I have the best partners in Kevin and Erin on the field with Tom Rin… We have a great group, there’s so many talented people I get to work with, I get to be part of a great team. And I get to cover a sport that I absolutely love.”
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Brady has developed a reputation for being meticulous in his pre-game preparation, and his dedication appears to have continued into his broadcasting career.
The Athletic reported that Brady was sitting in an NBC production truck during a Miami Dolphins game. Burkhart participated in mock games with Brady. The legendary quarterback admitted to apologizing to Burkhardt when he made mistakes during practice games. However, Brady said the play-by-play expert reassured him.
“I want to get up every day and try to show them, ‘Hey guys, I know I’m the rookie, but I’ve got your back, too,’” Brady told “FOX NFL Sunday” host Curt Menefee.
Will Brady criticize players on the broadcast?
Brady has shared his thoughts openly in recent years on his “Let’s Go!” podcast.
Last year he spoke about the state of the NFL on the podcast, saying, “I think there’s a lot of mediocrity in the NFL today,” Brady said.
Shortly before being inducted into the Patriots’ Hall of Fame, he told Yahoo! Sports that “quarterbacking has gone backwards a little bit in the NFL.” He has criticized coaching in the league and in college football. But in a meeting with Stephen A. Smith last month, Brady cautioned that he hopes to avoid being overly critical of quarterbacks in the broadcast booth.
“It was horrible,” was an example of a phrase Brady said he might have said into the microphone, but he admitted, “I just can’t say that on TV.”
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He co-hosts the “Let’s Go!” podcast alongside veteran sportscaster Jim Gray and retired wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Bill Belichick was recently announced as Brady’s replacement for the podcast as the football great focuses on his new role with FOX.
The Cowboys and Browns kickoff is at 4:25 PM Eastern on FOX.
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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.