Tom Brady Stunned to Learn He Was Babysat by Packers Player’s Mom: ‘Hope I Was Good’

Sean NeumannMon, November 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM UTC

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Tom Brady and Evan WilliamsCredit: Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty; Todd Rosenberg/Getty -

Tom Brady was “shocked” to learn current Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams’ mom Dani Williams used to babysit him as a child

Brady, 49, and Williams, 25, both grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area

“I hope I was good!” the seven-time Super Bowl champion joked about his child self

Tom Brady got a blast from the past on Sunday afternoon when he found out the mom of current Green Bay Packers safety Evan Williams used to babysit him when he was a kid.

“I don’t get shocked very often, but I was shocked,” Brady, 49, told his Fox Sports broadcast partner Kevin Burkhardt as they recounted the story during the Sunday, Nov. 8 game between the Packers and Brady’s former New England Patriots.

“Evan Williams grew up in the Bay Area, and his mom babysat me when I was five. I told her, ‘I hope I was good!’ ” Brady said with a laugh. “Maybe we should throw in an extra tip now for me being a bad boy.”

The seven-time Super Bowl champion-turned-broadcaster told Burkhardt he met Williams, 25, prior to Sunday’s game in New England. As the two were talking about their shared hometown, Williams told Brady about their unique connection.

Evan WilliamsCredit: Cooper Neill/Getty

“He went to St. Francis High School, which is an awesome football school in the Bay Area, and I went to Serra High School, that’s now an awesome football school,” Brady explained during the broadcast. “And I said, ‘Evan, hey, St. Francis, you know, how was your record against Serra?’ He said, ‘Hey, I got a story for you! My mom used to babysit you!’ And I was like, ‘Man, I’m never surprised. What do you mean?’ ”

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While Brady told the story, Fox simultaneously showed Williams’ mom, Dani Williams, cheering on her son in the stands. And she had plenty to cheer about, as her son racked up four tackles and an interception during the Packers’ 45-27 rout of the Patriots.

After the game, Brady awarded Williams with his weekly “LFG” game ball as the game’s most outstanding player.

“I’m going to get a hold of you and I’m going to figure out if I was a good kid or not, OK?” Brady joked with Williams during their postgame interview.

“Yeah, we’re gonna see because I heard no stories, which might be a bad thing!” Williams laughed.

Brady laughed and ended the interview with Williams by telling him they should both autograph the game ball for her as a gift. “Give her that football,” Brady said. “Send it my way and let’s autograph it and we’ll both give it to her.”

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