Tom Brady Surprised by Former Babysitter at Patriots-Packers Game

Brady was calling his first game at Gillette Stadium when play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt pointed out Williams’ mother, Dani, in the crowd during the second quarter. Burkhardt told Brady she had looked after him when he was five. Brady said he was shocked by the revelation and joked that he might owe her an extra tip if he had been a difficult child.

Williams said his mother had shared the story with him when he was growing up, possibly when he was starting high school. She mentioned casually that she had babysat Brady, he recalled, prompting him to stop her and ask for more details. Williams said he had never been completely sure the story was true until the game.

Williams, 25, was born in Los Gatos, California, played college football at Fresno State and Oregon, and was drafted by Green Bay in the fourth round in 2024. This season, he has three interceptions, four quarterback hits, a fumble recovery and one sack in nine games.

Green Bay won 45-27. The Packers are scheduled to host Minnesota in Week 10, while New England is set to travel to Munich to play Detroit. The Patriots also honored Rob Gronkowski with an induction into the team’s Hall of Fame and welcomed back its 2016 Super Bowl-winning team that weekend.