Tom Brady was back in Foxborough on November 8th, 2026, and the day had the kind of layered nostalgia only he can create. The New England Patriots were already honoring Rob Gronkowski at halftime, celebrating his induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame as the 38th member. Then came another first: Brady serving as an announcer for the Patriots at Foxborough for the first time.
The broadcast booth moment turned into a collectible almost immediately. A photo of Brady inside the FOX booth was taken during the first quarter, turned into a Topps NOW card, and then delivered to him in the second quarter. Brady signed it live on air with the inscription “Back in Foxboro LFG” and held it up for viewers to see.
“I’m glad there’s no statistics on the back that tell you how many times I’ve cursed on-air this year,” Tom Brady joked after Kevin Burkhardt presented him with a Topps NOW card created during today’s Packers-Patriots game.
The card will be available to fans and collectors for 72 hours, with the deadline to order set for November 11th, 2026. It will be printed to order based on the number of cards purchased, and one lucky collector will receive the actual card Brady signed at Gillette Stadium. Collectors can also chase foil parallels numbered out of 50, 25, 10, 5, and 1.
Brady’s presence in the card world came up during FOX’s pregame coverage as well. His involvement includes CardVault by Tom Brady, the sports card shop franchise he co-owns.
The company now has 20 locations across the United States, with the newest opening in Pittsburgh. Brady also owns the first card of Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, made after Mendoza went No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Even before the Foxborough return became a card story, Brady’s place in football history was already set. In 23 seasons, he spent 20 with the New England Patriots and won six Super Bowls there, then added another in three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His seven Super Bowl wins are the most by any player, with Charles Haley next at five.
Brady also owns the quarterback record book. He finished with the most passing yards at 89,214 and the most touchdowns at 649, along with a regular-season record of 251-82 and a playoff mark of 35-13. And for all of that, he still entered the league as the 199th pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
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