Tom Brady was the talk of the town in Tampa Bay on Sunday, as the team’s former quarterback returned in his new role as a FOX Sports analyst.
The NFL’s greatest of all time was out on the field pregame at Raymond James Stadium, and was spotted chatting to old friends and former team-mates, before heading up to the booth to call the Buccaneers’ game against the Eagles.
Brady received a hero’s welcome from fans and on social media one even begged: ‘Can he suit up for one more game?’
Brady was recorded walking out of the tunnel with his new FOX Sports colleagues, 20 months on from when he walked the same path and waved goodbye for the final time as a player.
This time, he was all smiles as he was joined by Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi, and stopped to have a chat with his old teammate Robert Hainsey – the starting center for the Bucs.
While out on the field, Brady also chatted to the legendary coach Tom Moore, who is now an offensive consultant for the team at the age of 85.
He also stopped to speak to the team’s current offensive coordinator Liam Coen ahead of the 1pm game against Philadelphia.
Sunday will mark the first time Brady has not called a game involving Dallas, after his first three weeks in the booth all featured Jerry Jones’ team.
In Week 1 he was in Cleveland to call the Cowboys’ win over the Browns, before two weekends in Arlington for losses to New Orleans and Baltimore.
This week he is alongside Kevin Burkhardt for Eagles-Bucs, and it is also the first time he has called a former team of his.
Brady is in the first year of a mega-money, 10-year contract with Fox Sports that will see him earn $375m.
