The moment fans have waited six years is finally here. Tom Brady returns to Foxborough on Sunday not as the man in the huddle, but as the voice in the booth. Erin Andrews is already stoking the fire for this massive homecoming. She posted the official hype video on her Instagram story with zero words, letting the moment speak for itself per Yahoo Sports.
He told Colin Cowherd on Tuesday that the experience will be “certainly emotional.” The legend spent two decades walking every inch of that stadium, from the locker rooms to the meeting rooms. Before moving to Tampa in 2020, he guided the Patriots to six titles and nine Super Bowl appearances. Now he returns to call a game against the Green Bay Packers. It is a strange role for a man who once held the fate of the franchise in his hands.
The View From The Booth
Brady will sit alongside Kevin Burkhardt for the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. This marks his first time calling a Patriots game since joining Fox Sports in 2022. Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will handle the sideline work. The setup feels right for a team that just beat Miami 24-19. Brady admitted he is “very, very excited” to be there in front of a friendly home crowd. He noted that the Packers are a team he already covered this year and knows well. The matchup features two 5-3 teams. Fox made the game official early this week, releasing a preview that fans have been waiting for.
A New Perspective on the Patriots
What makes this return unique is Brady’s new take on the current squad. He praised the 2026 Patriots for starting slow and then going on a tear. He called quarterback Drake Maye an MVP candidate after the team faced the Seahawks in the Super Bowl last February. “I’m really talking about this awesome program that’s been built,” Brady said. According to him, the Patriots consistently manage to execute things correctly. He will be calling a game that includes his former team and must remain impartial. The bias test begins when he puts on the headset.
Brady’s contract with Fox is a reported 10-year, $375 million deal. He must remain impartial while covering a team he once played for. But Brady seems ready to handle the pressure.
