Tom Brady Booed by Crowd at the Indy 500: Watch the Awkward Moment

Tom Brady received a chilly reception astatine nan Indy 500.

The erstwhile New England Patriots backmost appeared onstage to shake hands attendees during a pre-race ceremonial connected Sunday, May 25, and he was promptly met by a chorus of boos — apt from Indianapolis Colts fans.

Brady, 47, appeared to return nan infinitesimal successful stride, smiling and waving to nan crowd.

The Patriots and nan Colts person a longstanding rivalry, pinch Brady often astatine nan halfway of nan action. Brady ended Indianapolis' play successful nan playoffs connected 4 abstracted occasions, per The Bleacher Report. The Patriots were besides playing against nan Colts during nan 2014 AFC title crippled erstwhile nan infamous “Deflategate” occurred.

Brady, who officially retired from nan NFL successful 2023, presently has a 10-year statement pinch Fox to activity arsenic a sports commentator for nan network.

"It's been really nosy to beryllium and watch these games from nan 50-yard line," Brady said during an quality connected nan Let’s Go! podcast successful September 2024. 

"Although I'd overmuch for illustration to beryllium connected nan section playing, because it's a batch much nosy down there. But I’m not doing that anymore. But conscionable watching from supra and seeing really these guys are performing is beautiful cool," he added.

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Speaking pinch PEOPLE later that month, Brady said he's enjoying nan gig.

"Now, I'm backmost to activity and I'm enjoying that, truthful I person nary complaints," he said. "Just for illustration everybody else, I effort to aftermath up and effort to do my champion for nan group that matter nan astir to me. And erstwhile you perpetrate to nan group for illustration I person successful my broadcasting astatine Fox, I want to do a awesome occupation for them and my teammates there. So my life's beautiful full. I'm very happy."

The seven-time Super Bowl champion besides now owns a number liking successful nan Las Vegas Raiders — which immoderate initially worried could beryllium a conflict of liking pinch his activity arsenic a commentator. 

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The NFL has since imposed restrictions for Brady arsenic he navigates some roles, including barring him from entering different team's accommodation and attending meetings aliases practices, though questions person continued to linger surrounding Brady’s unsocial position, according to ESPN.