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Tom Brady Took a Shot at Dak Prescott After Learning He’ll Call Cowboys’ Opener
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Tom Brady was a prominent part of Fox's 2024 upfront presentation on Monday. The seven-time Super Bowl champion was introduced to finally take his place as the network's lead in-game NFL analyst. While Brady's appearance was pretty standard fare, he did manage to take a shot at Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the process.
Michael Strahan introduced Brady as part of the team, then announced that for the first time in five years, Fox would open the season with a Cowboys game. In Week 1, Brady would call Dallas' matchup with the Cleveland Browns. After the announcement, Brady started to ad lib about the Cowboys a bit, claiming the team had some great storylines to follow. The first thing he came up with was, "Dak Prescott, let's see if he can finally come through." The assembled crowd began to laugh and Brady said, "Did that just slip out?"
LFG! 😤
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 13, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: @MichaelStrahan announces that the @dallascowboys will face the Cleveland @Browns in Week 1 to mark @TomBrady's FOX Sports broadcasting debut.
📺: Catch the full 2024 @NFL Schedule release Wednesday, May 15 at 8p ET on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/n6oJ0wUMrB
Ouch.
Prescott was a Pro Bowler in 2023 but the Cowboys were bounced from the opening round of the NFL playoffs, losing to Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers 48-32. Dallas is now 2-5 in the postseason with Prescott under center and have never moved past the Divisional round of the playoffs.
During the 2023 season, Prescott led all regular NFL starters in completion percentage (69.5%) and passing touchdowns (36), was third in passing yards (4,516), second in QBR (72.7) and second in passer rating (105.9). It was an oustanding season, but until he has success in the playoffs, people like Brady will keep pointing it out.
Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.
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