"I Hope I Was Good": Tom Brady Stunned After Discovering Green Bay Packers Star’s Mother Once Babysat Him

Tom Brady returned to Gillette Stadium and learned his old babysitter's son plays for the Packers.© Image via: X/@NFL_DovKleiman

Tom Brady has won seven Super Bowls, yet a small moment on Sunday caught him off guard. The Fox Sports broadcaster returned to Gillette Stadium to call the Green Bay Packers' 45-27 rout of the New England Patriots, his old team. Then a second-quarter tipped pass led to a story nobody saw coming. Packers safety Evan Williams, it turns out, grew up with a mother who once babysat a five-year-old Brady in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brady learned that only moments before kickoff, and the broadcast booth quickly turned into a lively storytelling session.

Evan Williams Of The Green Bay Packers Picks Off Drake Maye And Sparks A Brady Story

Evan Williams hauled in a tipped throw from New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, and Brady and play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt used the pause to share the news with viewers. Dani Williams, Evan's mother, babysat Brady when he was 5.

The Bay Area ties run deep. Brady grew up in San Mateo, California, and attended Junípero Serra High School. Williams went to rival St. Francis in Mountain View. Dani Williams sat in the Gillette Stadium crowd, and cameras caught her cheering for her son.

"I don't get surprised very often but I was shocked," Brady said.

HEARTWARMING: Tom Brady had a special moment with #Packers DB Evan Williams, whose mother used to babysit Brady when he was a kid. Brady joked that he wanted to find out if he was a good kid and offered to autograph a football with Williams for his mom  https://t.co/PT3tRMX5mQ

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He then showed his playful side. "I hope I was good when she was babysitting. Maybe we should throw in a tip now for me being a bad boy."

Tom Brady Presents The LFG Player Of The Game Award To Evan Williams After The Packers Beat The Patriots

The fun continued after the final whistle. Brady handed Williams the LFG Player of the Game award, and the pair traded jokes on camera.

"I'm gonna get a hold of you and I'm gonna figure out if I was a good kid or not," Brady joked.

"We gonna see," Williams responded. "I heard no stories which might be a bad thing."

Williams explained how he first heard about the link. "I remember her telling me when I was growing up … I was probably starting high school or something, and she just tosses it out, 'oh yeah, I babysat Tom Brady, by the way,' and then continues another conversation. I'm like, 'woah, woah, woah, we gotta go back,'" Williams said.

"So I was never really too sure, but apparently it's true."

The award was earned. Williams finished with six tackles, one pass defended, the interception and four pressures, helping the Packers keep Maye and the Patriots offense in check. Before the game, he already ranked second in the NFL in solo tackles with 44.

Brady, meanwhile, set the tone early. He posted a photo of his $500,000 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "The Roast" watch, which replaces the hour markers with his name in diamonds. His caption read "Special day in Foxboro."

For a first trip back to the place where he built his legend, it delivered more than anyone expected.