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The Thanksgiving weekend was a “special one” for Tom Brady as the NFL quarterback legend waxed sentimental with a lengthy social media post showcasing days filled with nostalgia, family and more.
Brady did his Thanksgiving Day duties for Fox Sports, calling the Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game alongside play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt, but he also enjoyed some college festivities after a trip to his alma mater, the University of Michigan, for “The Game” against Ohio State and more.
Brady posted a carousel of photos on his Instagram, featuring his children — Jack, 18, Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12 — as well as his parents, Galynn Patricia and Tom Sr., and niece Hannah Brady, who plays Division I volleyball for the Wolverines.
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Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia talks with Tom Brady prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. on 29 November 2025. (IMAGIN)
“What a special Thanksgiving weekend with the people I love the most,” the 48-year-old future Pro Football Hall of Famer captioned the carousel. “Laughing, playing, eating too much … and enjoying our family and football and Michigan State tradition.”
Brady’s first photo on the carousel was him and his daughter, Vivian, smiling on the Big House turf in Ann Arbor. However, Brady and company certainly would have liked a different result during the game as the Buckeyes finally snapped their losing streak against their most heated rival to remain the best team in the country.
The second photo was also a family affair, this time on the university volleyball court.
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“I am so blessed to work with the best team at [Fox Sports] delivered a great game between the Lions and the Packers,” Brady wrote. “Working with Kevin Burkhardt and Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi and our entire crew made last Thursday so much fun. And then traveling the short way down the road to Ann Arbor to see the most athletic Brady family member to ever play at Michigan, my niece playing for the Wolverines Volleyball team, and spending time with my entire extended family made this one of the best Thanksgivings ever.”
Brady famously worked his way up the Wolverines’ football quarterback depth chart, starting in 1995 as a freshman out of Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.
He waxed sentimental about his time back in Ann Arbor, which he says he always cherishes.
Ohio State Buckeyes defensive coordinator Matt Patricia hugs Tom Brady prior to the NCAA football game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. on 29 November 2025. (IMAGIN)
“Being on the Michigan campus is always such a special experience, especially now that I don’t have to take finals anymore!” Brady joked. “We got to go to the big house to see Michigan football take on a great Ohio State team [angry emoji] And seeing so many former teammates and friends meant the world to me. I am so thankful and grateful for all the incredible memories and relationships that have been made since I started at Michigan in 1995.”
But the trip to Ann Arbor wasn’t just about Brady reminiscing — he enjoyed every second his family got to spend with him there, too, especially his kids.
“To share that experience and all those memories with my kids was a dream come true. The game didn’t quite go the way we hoped (I still maintain it was a touchback!),” Brady wrote, referencing a controversial Ohio State touchdown by Jeremiah Smith in the Michigan loss. “But the sun always comes up the next day and to realize that it was one of the best weekends of my life surrounded by the love of my parents means the world to me. I look forward to coming back soon and finishing the NFL season strong and making more unforgettable memories with this crew.”
Fox sports announcer Tom Brady looks on prior to the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
“Sending you all my love and gratitude and I hope you all had an incredible Thanksgiving too. Even the folks in Columbus [winking emoji].”
As the carousel of photos continued, Brady was seen walking out of the tunnel and onto the field at the Big House before the Michigan-Ohio State game with his daughter. He was also pictured with his two sons in the tunnel, sharing a flick on the volleyball court with his niece and even had a catch in a practice facility for the Wolverines football team with Jack.
It was a family affair in both Detroit and Ann Arbor, and it’s certainly one Brady and the rest of his family won’t forget.
