Tom Brady is heading back to New England—but this time, it’s not for a reunion or a statue unveiling. It’s for work.
Two full seasons into his broadcasting career, the legendary quarterback will finally call a game from the booth at Gillette Stadium. The NFL’s 2026 schedule, released Thursday evening, confirmed that Brady will be on the call for Fox’s “America’s Game of the Week” when the Green Bay Packers visit the New England Patriots in Week 9, on Nov. 8 at 4:25 p.m. ET.
Brady enters his third season as Fox’s lead color analyst, working alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. This marks the first time he has broadcast a Patriots game since joining Fox Sports in 2024—a notable milestone, considering Fox holds the NFC broadcast package and New England is an AFC team. Until now, the Patriots’ games have largely aired on CBS, keeping Brady out of the Gillette broadcast booth for two full seasons.
His previous returns to Foxborough have been more about nostalgia than football. In 2021, he came back as an opponent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, leaving with a narrow 19-17 win. Since then, his visits have been ceremonial: the “Keeper of the Light” recognition in 2023, his Hall of Fame induction a year later, and the statue unveiling outside the stadium last August. But this time, the stakes are real.
The New England Patriots are coming off a strong 14-3 season that carried them all the way to Super Bowl LX, where they fell short against the Seattle Seahawks. Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers finished 9-7-1 before their season ended in the Wild Card round against the Chicago Bears. Putting these two teams in a Week 9 national window is an easy business decision—especially with Brady in the booth, calling a game that hits close to home.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news Thursday on X, confirming the assignment. For fans of the game, this isn’t just another broadcast. It’s a full-circle moment for the greatest to ever do it, returning to the building where the legend was built—this time with a microphone in hand and a playoff race heating up.