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Tom Brady's first game as an NFL broadcaster was the Cowboys-Browns game and there was mixed reaction online

Brady took over the top spot in the FOX booth from Greg Olsen alongside Kevin Burkhardt.

Credit: (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)

Former NFL player Tom Brady stands on the field prior to the start ofan NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Dallas Cowboys.

CLEVELAND — The G.O.A.T hung up his cleats in 2023.

For 2024, Tom Brady signed a deal to become a broadcaster for FOX Sports alongside Kevin Burkhardt. The lead booth for FOX was assigned the Cowboys-Browns game in Week 1.

Brady talked about the numerous practice runs he'd put in behind the scenes while on the FOX pregame show early Sunday morning. But when it was "go time" for the Cowboys-Browns broadcast, many knee-jerk reactions online were mixed.

"Tom Brady" quickly became a top trend on X, with people giving their two cents about how the best quarterback in league history was doing in the booth. Some were excited to hear from the G.O.A.T, while others were disappointed he had replaced Greg Olsen in that spot.

Tom Brady in the booth calling Cowboys vs. Browns 🤯

Gonna take some getting used to

(via @NFLonFOX)pic.twitter.com/B3tsPZcTKy
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 8, 2024

Tom Brady has officially kicked off his 10-year, $375 million NFL broadcasting contract pic.twitter.com/qwD6TIdj4F
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) September 8, 2024

Mike Pereira and Tom Brady's first booth interaction could have gone a little smoother... pic.twitter.com/RmJYFF1qQj
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 8, 2024

Tom Brady can’t seem to form any sentences that have any sort of normal cadence to them
— Luka Donthičć (@landahoy14) September 8, 2024

Maybe someone should have listened to Tom Brady actually say words before dropping $300 million on him.
— Jonathan Smith (@DegenerateTBone) September 8, 2024

Greg Olsen > Tom Brady by a long shot!
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) September 8, 2024

The value was in him being named Tom Brady.

There was a zero percent chance he was going to be better than Greg Olsen at this right out of the gate.

That's not why he's getting the bag. https://t.co/APSB0UEdjF
— Sam Monson (@SamMonsonNFL) September 8, 2024

This sums up Tom Brady’s first quarter in the booth pic.twitter.com/aIrtCp0jef
— Molly (@FSUmollz) September 8, 2024

Tom Brady breaking down Micah Parsons’ sack: “This guy deals with more double teams than anyone. He’s just too athletic. This is what you deal with when you’re a great rusher … ‘You get two on you, you know what, put two on me, it doesn’t matter.’” pic.twitter.com/hcEsA4vj8g
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 8, 2024

GOAT in the booth
— Sukuna Crypto ⛩️ (@SukunaCrypto_) September 8, 2024

He’s a natural
— Higher Values with Rando and Cashman (@HigherValues420) September 8, 2024

Tom Brady is actually good in the broadcast booth fr fr
— Philly Sports 🐐 (@edp445678910) September 8, 2024

Dallas went on to defeat the Cleveland Browns in Week 1, 33-17.

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