Brady’s live reaction to Jayden Daniels injury replay highlights high-wire act of broadcast booth

Tom Brady found himself momentarily lost for words — before recovering with words he probably didn’t plan to say — while on the call for Fox Sports during Sunday’s game between the Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels went down awkwardly on the final snap of the first half near the Cowboys’ goal line. Stepped on as he took the snap, Daniels braced his fall with his arm, and the replay showed his elbow bending in a way that looked strikingly similar to the dislocated left elbow he suffered last season. Daniels was carted to the locker room at halftime, and Washington soon ruled him out with a left elbow injury. No further specifics were immediately available.

Brady, part of Fox’s lead broadcast team alongside play-by-play voice Kevin Burkhardt, reacted to the replay in real time with an expletive, then quickly walked it back on air.

“Excuse me,” Brady said. “Was not expecting to see that.”

The moment was a reminder of the challenges facing former athletes who transition to the booth — including Brady, who joined Fox on a 10-year deal to serve as the network’s lead analyst after retiring as a player. Now in his third season with the network, Brady has said publicly that he intends to see the deal through.

“I have a lot to prove to myself, to my teammates. I have a lot to prove to the executives,” Brady said earlier this month.

The final sequence of the half produced a second painful scene. Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant was stepped on by teammate Markquese Bell and walked off to the locker room early.

Market context

The broadcast falls under Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA), whose portfolio spans news, sports and entertainment across its Cable Network Programming and Television segments. The company’s NFL rights remain a cornerstone of its sports strategy, and marquee analyst talent like Brady is central to that positioning. FOXA shares closed at $64.45 on Monday, down 0.82% from the prior close of $64.98, giving the company a market capitalization of roughly $26.8 billion. The stock sits in the Communication Services sector within the entertainment industry group.

Live NFL windows are among the most-watched programming on television, meaning on-air moments — polished or otherwise — land before some of the largest simultaneous audiences in U.S. media.

What to watch

• Updates from the Commanders on the severity of Daniels’ elbow injury and a potential recovery timeline.
• Any league or network commentary regarding on-air language standards following the broadcast slip.
• Fox Corporation’s next quarterly earnings report for insight into sports advertising revenue and NFL viewership trends.

Source: original release