Tom Brady is getting more comfortable in the broadcast booth, but he still slips into his old quarterbacking self every once in a while.
While calling Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders, Brady had to contribute to the swear jar after watching a replay of quarterback Jayden Daniels’s injury. Viewer discretion advised—it is not an easy watch, as you can see Daniels’s elbow bend in a direction that it is not supposed to bend in.
“Oh sh*t. Excuse me,” Brady said over the clip. Hey, at least he caught himself pretty quickly.
“Oh, shit.”
Tom Brady reacts to the Jayden Daniels elbow injury on the Commanders-Cowboys Fox broadcast. pic.twitter.com/cj09hi3TXk
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 20, 2026
While it’s not a mistake that will go over well with FCC, it can also be taken as a sign that Brady is feeling better about his place in the booth heading into his third year as a broadcaster. That was a real reaction from Brady, and real reactions connect with viewers at home. After seeing something that gruesome, Brady was just saying what many were thinking.
I hope they never limit Toms ability to just react genuinely in the moment like this
— boxscot (@boxerscott421) September 20, 2026
He pretty much said what thousands of other people said at the same time when they saw the replay.
— John M. (@Keitek85) September 20, 2026
Tell it like it is. Appreciate that.
— Jason (@Crimsoncoug22) September 20, 2026
Never thought I’d be thinking the same thing as Tom Brady but here we are
— 😾🧀 (@PopeBy90) September 20, 2026
Brady is off to a pretty strong start to his third year in the Fox booth. The novelty of having him call games has worn off, but that mostly works to his advantage, as it allows him to fully settle into the role rather exist in what feels like a guest-hosting spot.
While we are still at least a few years away from feeling like Brady is a staple of the broadcast booth—it takes longer to adjust because we knew him on the field for so long—he’s on that path, which is further that many thought he might get.
About Tyler Lauletta
Tyler is a editorial contributor at Awful Announcing, with previous stops at Sports Illustrated and Business Insider during his career covering sports in digital media. He is, begrudgingly, a Truster of the Process and general Philly sports sicko.