Tom Brady Confesses to Blunder During On-Air Broadcast

Was Tom Brady silent, or was he silenced?

While the NFL alum was commentating the face-off between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 4—which saw the West Coast team emerge victorious—Brady went suddenly silent while breaking down a play.

His fellow commentator, Kevin Burkhardt, tried to smooth over the gaff by saying, “Sorry Tom, little mic issue. We’ll get back to that and show your protection lesson in a moment.”

Thankfully, Brady’s voice was only cut off for a few moments, with the Patriots alum soon noting, “Alright, I’m back, everyone, had a little technical difficulties.”

But while the moment appeared to be a typical audio glitch, upon returning from commercial break, Burkhardt wanted Brady to admit what really caused the fumble. 

“You want to fess up?” he asked Brady. “The mic issue?”

To which the 49-year-old admitted, “Okay, my fault.”

The NFL Hall of Famer then held up an oversized black folder to the camera, adding, “I have this big, clunky board, which I have all this information about what I want to say all day and I dropped it on the talkback button.”