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Dan Lyons

Rob Gronkowski Defends Tom Brady Amid 'Unfair' Pressure to Start Broadcasting Career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) and tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. | Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images

The bar was set extremely high for first-year Fox broadcaster Tom Brady entering his debut season, given his remarkable playing career and the $375 million deal he signed to join the network's No. 1 NFL team alongside Kevin Burkhardt. So far, the Brady experience has been a mixed bag.

The former quarterback has certainly improved during the course of the year, but he's been far from the plug-and-play star that Tony Romo was in his first few years at CBS after retiring from the Dallas Cowboys.

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