Two full seasons into Tom Brady's broadcasting career, he is finally heading back to the building where the legend was built, and this time it comes with genuine competitive stakes.
The NFL's 2026 schedule release Thursday evening revealed that Tom Brady will be in the booth at Gillette Stadium for Week 9, when the Green Bay Packers visit the New England Patriots on Nov. 8.
Brady enters his third season as Fox's color analyst alongside play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt, covering the network's "America's Game of the Week" window at 4:25 p.m. ET. Erin Andrews handles the sideline. It marks the first time Brady has broadcast a Patriots game since joining Fox Sports in 2024.
Brady to call Patriots at Gillette for the first time
ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed the assignment Thursday on X.
Tom Brady will return to New England for the first time as a broadcaster in Week 9 when the Packers take on the Patriots on FOX. pic.twitter.com/IggE5DrUqz
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 15, 2026
Fox holds the NFC broadcast package, and New England is an AFC team; their games have largely aired on CBS. Two seasons went by without Brady ever sitting in the Gillette booth.
His previous visits back to Foxborough were never really about commentary. In 2021, he returned as an opponent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and left with a narrow 19-17 win. Since then, most of the returns have felt more like moments of appreciation than football itself, the “Keeper of the Light” recognition in 2023, the Hall of Fame induction a year later, then eventually the statue unveiling outside the stadium last August.
The New England Patriots went 14-3 last season and made it all the way to Super Bowl LX before falling short against the Seattle Seahawks. Meanwhile, Green Bay Packers finished 9-7-1 before their season came to an end in the Wild Card round against the Chicago Bears.
Putting those two teams in a Week 9 national window feels like an easy business decision, especially with the history and attention attached to it.
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