Prior to the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, two heavyweights in their respective sports met at midfield.
Tom Brady – the greatest quarterback of all time, and Mike Tyson – one of boxing’s greatest, each met on the 50-yard-line at AT&T Stadium.
The pair exchanged a hug and a few words while cameras snapped the two getting together.
Later, Brady and Tyson were joined by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones – who gifted Brady a football – for a staged photo.
Brady is there as he calls a 1:00pm game for FOX Sports in his second week as an NFL broadcaster.
Tom Brady (R) and Mike Tyson (L) both met at midfield for a photo before the Cowboys game
The pair of sporting legends were later joined by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
Luckily for Brady, he already covered one of the teams in his first week when the Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns.
Unfortunately for the quarterback, his debut on the air did not go as planned as he received lukewarm to negative reviews.
While his FOX colleagues commended him on his performance, both media analysts and fans were more critical of the seven-time Super Bowl champion.
‘Maybe someone should have listened to Tom Brady actually say words before dropping $300 million on him,’ read one scathing post on social media, while another echoed the criticism, adding, ‘Tom Brady can’t seem to form any sentences that have any sort of normal cadence to them.’
Richard Deitsch, a senior media reporter for The Athletic, offered a fair-handed review of Brady’s performance saying that he sounded like it was his first time in a booth, but that he needed more time to adjust.
‘Sunday, Brady came off as someone attempting to learn the craft in real time. That’s not a criticism. It’s just reality,’ Deitsch wrote in his column.
It’s unclear why Brady is calling this game as opposed to the later FOX game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Arizona Cardinals.
Brady is in Dallas to broadcast the game between the Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints
As for Tyson, he’ll return to the building to fight Jake Paul in mid-November of this year
One possible reason could be that Birmingham City, a club he partially owns, is playing against Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham in an EFL League One game.
After Reynolds and fellow co-owner Rob McElhenney recruited Eli Manning for this contest, Brady posted a response video featuring one of his Super Bowl trophies and said, ‘See you Monday!’
That game kicks off at 3:00pm Eastern Time, so Brady could hop on a flight from Dallas to the UK right after the game.
As for Tyson, the 58-year-old is getting ready for his return to the ring against YouTuber and former Disney star Jake Paul on November 15 at AT&T Stadium.
See you Monday! @BCFC @Wrexham_AFC @RMcElhenney @VancityReynolds https://t.co/Ny87RekOPR pic.twitter.com/YyvkWmL5JK
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) September 14, 2024
The were originally supposed to fight in July, but that bout was postponed when the former heavyweight champion suffered an ulcer flareup aboard a cross-country flight.
In Tyson’s place, former UFC fighter and bare-knuckle boxer Mike Perry stepped in, only to suffer a sixth-round knockout defeat.
Tyson, who has not revealed his purse for the bout, does not think much of Paul’s ability in the ring.
‘Can I be honest?’ Tyson asked rhetorically during a recent interview with Esquire. ‘I don’t think he can hurt me.’
