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Tom Brady Receives Warm Welcome in Return to Foxborough
Tom Brady returned to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Sunday, calling the Patriots-Packers game as a Fox broadcaster.
Fans greeted him with cheers and applause when he appeared on the stadium screen.
Brady spent much of his NFL career with New England, winning six Super Bowls with the Patriots.
His most famous Patriots win came after a 28-3 deficit against Atlanta in Super Bowl LI, which New England won 34-28 in overtime.
The Patriots honored members of that 2016 team before the game to mark the win’s 10-year anniversary.
Brady said he was grateful for the support of the team’s fans, coaches and community, and credited his teammates for the championships.
His return showed that, despite some fans’ earlier concerns about his neutral comments on a Patriots Super Bowl, he remains warmly received in Foxborough.
Tom Brady received loud cheers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday as he returned to the Patriots for the first time as a Fox broadcaster.
He was in the broadcast booth for New England’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
The crowd cheered and applauded when Brady appeared on the stadium’s jumbotron during a ceremony honoring the 2016 Patriots.
Brady had led New England to six Super Bowl championships during nearly two decades with the team.
Some Patriots fans had been upset by his comments ahead of the previous season’s Super Bowl, when he said he had no preferred team.
- Who
- Tom Brady, a Fox broadcaster and former Patriots quarterback.
- What
- He received loud cheers during his return to Gillette Stadium.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
- Why
- He returned as a Fox broadcaster for the Patriots’ game against the Green Bay Packers. The reason for the crowd’s reception is not stated.
Tom Brady
Some Patriots fans
Super Bowl preference
Tom Brady
Brady said he had no preferred team in the previous season’s Super Bowl.
Some Patriots fans
Some Patriots fans were upset by his comments because of his long history with New England.
Brady said he had no preferred team in the game between the Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
Brady discussed his return to Gillette Stadium with Colin Cowherd on FS1.
Brady returned to Gillette Stadium as a Fox broadcaster for the Patriots’ game against the Green Bay Packers.
During a ceremony honoring the 2016 Patriots, the crowd cheered when Brady appeared on the stadium jumbotron.
- Patriots championships
- Brady led New England to six Super Bowl titles.
- Broadcasting deal
- 10 years, $375 million with Fox.
- Game
- Patriots versus Green Bay Packers.
- Stadium
- Gillette Stadium, Foxborough.
- Crowd reaction
- Cheers and applause when Brady appeared on the jumbotron.
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What people are saying
I don’t have a dog in the fight in this one.
May the best team win... I just wanna see good football.
It'll certainly be emotional. Every inch of that stadium I've been through so many times, from the locker rooms to the meeting rooms.