Tom Brady embracing rookie role ahead of NFL broadcasting debut: 'I wanna earn it'

Tom Brady previewed his first game in the broadcast booth with the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns and also recapped Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns' dominant first half over the Michigan Wolverines.

Tom Brady is just 24 hours out from making his rookie debut. 

That’s right, the legendary NFL quarterback and future Hall of Famer will be a rookie again when he steps into the broadcasting booth for the very first time as the lead analyst for FOX’s NFL coverage on Sunday afternoon. 

Tom Brady gives the MVP trophy to Adrian Martinez, #9 of the Birmingham Stallions, after the Stallions beat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the UFL Championship Game at The Dome at America’s Center on June 16, 2024, in St Louis, Missouri.   (Scott Rovak/UFL/Getty Images)

"Obviously, super excited," Brady said during the Texas-Michigan halftime interview with "Big Noon Kickoff." 

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"There’s a little anxiousness, obviously. There’s been a lot of preparation that’s gone into it from a lot of people, and it’s been a couple-year journey." 

The seven-time Super Bowl champion will join play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt in the booth and veteran reporters Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi as they cover Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns Week 1 matchup on FOX Sports' "America's Game of the Week."

"I get to cover a sport that I absolutely love, and I’m very excited about that," Brady said Saturday.  

Fox broadcaster Tom Brady walks onto the field before San Francisco 49ers play New Orleans Saints in an NFL preseason game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, August 18, 2024.  (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

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