After retiring from the game of football following a three-year stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady hit the broadcast booth. Of course, he spent one year off away from the gridiron to focus on other ventures and aspects of life.

Tom Brady has understandably been somewhat of a mixed bag while completing his first season as Fox's lead in-game NFL analyst. Current Fox studio personality Rob Gronkowski defended his former teammate's performance.

All eyes were on Tom Brady as soon as the seven-time Super Bowl champ decided to sign a 10-year, $375 million contract to become FOX's top-billed NFL analyst. Tom had never done any broadcasting to that point,

Rob Gronkowski, Brady's former teammate with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, told RG 's Crissy Froyd that Brady has gotten some unfair treatment this season as a result of the hype for his first broadcast season.