When the Patriots face the Eagles on Sept. 10, Tom Brady will be honored by the team that selected him in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
Robert Kraft talked about Brady’s homecoming on Thursday. As you’d expect, he’s excited to have the seven-time Super Bowl champion back at Gillette Stadium.
“I’m thinking that the NFL is over a century old and 20 percent of those years of the NFL, the greatest player in the history of the game played right here in Foxborough,” Kraft said. “And I’m happy to tell you … that I invited him back to come here and be with us at the opening game and let the fans in New England thank him for the great service he gave us for over 20 years.”
Kraft isn’t the only person eager to see Brady at Gillette Stadium. CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz can’t wait to watch this celebration.
In fact, Nantz told Rich Eisen on NFL Network that he’d like to be down on the field for that moment.
“I want to volunteer my services for any pregame activities in celebration of Tom Brady,” Nantz said. “After all – I’m making a pitch here – I did 102 Tom Brady games in a New England uniform. That’s the last check I had of the totals. I saw them all.”
Hey @Patriots if you’re listening, Jim Nantz would love to help you out with the Tom Brady party Week 1 😁 His pitch is pretty good, tbh.
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It would be sweet to see Nantz conduct the pregame ceremony for Brady.
The ball is officially in the Patriots’ court. We’ll see if they give Nantz a chance.