Tom Brady seemingly forgets about Fox colleague in praise of Jayden Daniels

While heaping praise on Jayden Daniels during the NFC Championship Game, Tom Brady snubbed the achievements of one of his NFL on Fox colleagues.

As Daniels led the Washington Commanders onto the field for the first series of the NFC Championship, Brady started by noting the expectations Daniels faced, then saying “he’s exceeded them,” adding that Daniels is “playing at an MVP-type level.”

So far, so good. But as Brady continued, he steered off course.

“He’s won two playoff road games,” Brady said. “No rookie’s ever done that. He’s really been in a league of his own.”

“He’s not playing like a rookie. He’s actually playing at an MVP-type level.”

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Daniels is the first NFC rookie quarterback to win two road playoff games but not the first in NFL history. In fact, both of the previous two times occurred in Brady’s playing career. Joe Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens to the AFC Championship Game in 2008 while Mark Sanchez did the same for the New York Jets the following year.

Sanchez, in particular, is notable because, like Brady, he’s a color analyst for the NFL on Fox. Brady even made a joke about one of Sanchez’s more notable moments as a player earlier in the postseason.