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Robert Zeglinski

Tom Brady’s first NFL announcing booth interaction with Mike Pereira was so awkward

We should’ve known that Tom Brady would probably be a lot more nervous than we thought for his NFL announcing debut during Sunday’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. Yes, even all-time NFL legends need patience to be comfortable with a new big job.

And we should’ve seen it coming from a mile away after an awkward first booth interaction with Fox rules analyst Mike Pereira.

As Fox’s No. 1 announcing team featuring play-by-play Kevin Burkhardt, Brady, and Pereira set the table for their matchup, Brady couldn’t have been more awkward saying hello to Pereira. First, he flashed him a random thumbs-up when Pereira glanced in his and Burkhardt’s direction.

Then, Brady held out his hand for a fist bump, with Pereira not even looking, leaving him hanging for an uneasy amount of time.

Truly, it was a masterclass in anxiousness:

Ah, man, everything about this clip is giving me secondhand embarrassment.

This trio will probably get a lot better as the season goes on. But it’s abundantly clear they’ve got to work on their internal chemistry a lot more than we saw in Week 1.

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