A look at Tom Brady's journey to the broadcast booth ahead of highly anticipated debut

History in the making! Tom Brady makes his long-awaited debut in the FOX booth with Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews, and Tom Rinaldi for a can’t miss season opener as Dak Prescott and the Cowboys take on Deshaun Watson and the Browns. Sunday at 4 Ea...

Just over 19 months have passed since seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady announced he was retiring from the NFL "for good."

This afternoon, the NFL legend will make his long-awaited broadcast debut when he joins lead play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt in the FOX booth for "America's Game of the Week." 

The Cleveland Browns host the Dallas Cowboys for the nationally televised Week 1 game. FOX Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews and reporter and feature contributor Tom Rinaldi will also join Burkhardt and Brady on the weekly NFL broadcasts.

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Tom Brady looks on before the Las Vegas Aces home opener against the Phoenix Mercury at Michelob ULTRA Arena on May 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Mercury 89-80. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

In 2022, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch made the announcement during a company earnings call that the seven-time Super Bowl champion would be joining the sports network’s top announcing team at some point following the conclusion of his illustrious football career. Brady was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the time.

"It will be a stellar and exciting television career," Murdoch said in 2022, "but that’s up to him to make that choice when he sees fit."

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Brady decided to delay his foray into the broadcast booth by a year, but eventually committed to starting