Tom Brady will make first New England return as Fox broadcaster in 2026
Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images While Tom Brady has now completed two seasons as an NFL color commentator for Fox, the New England Patriots legend has never been back to Foxborough as a broadcaster. That will change in 2026. The NFL released its full 2026 schedule on Thursday night, and it was revealed that the Patriots will host the Green Bay Packers in Week 9 on Sunday, Nov.
9. That’s in the “America’s Game of the Week” 4:25 p. m.
kickoff window on Fox, and that means the network’s A-team of Brady and play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt will be on the call, with Erin Andrews serving as the sideline reporter. He’s backkkkk The GOAT @TomBrady returns 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/3ihFS84cf0 — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 15, 2026 America’s Game of the Week is stacked with can’t miss matchups all season long @TomBrady | @ErinAndrews | @kevinburkhardt pic. twitter. com/edwILkJfzq — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 15, 2026 It will mark the first time Brady has called a Patriots game at all as a broadcaster.
Brady won six of his seven Super Bowl titles as a superstar quarterback for the Patriots and played for the team from 2000 through 2019. While this will be his first time back in Foxborough as a broadcaster, Brady returned there last August (and roasted the New York Jets ) when the Patriots unveiled a 12-foot statue to honor him and his No. 12.