NFL Fans Blast NBC’s Tom Brady Feature During Kentucky Derby Broadcast (VIDEO + TWEETS)

Fans watching the Kentucky Derby on Saturday weren’t the least bit pleased with the involvement of an all-time great athlete.

During the broadcast, NBC aired a tribute to the legendary racehorse, Secretariat. Widely regarded as the greatest racehorse ever, Secretariat claimed the Triple Crown by winning the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness States in 1973.

Tom Brady, the consensus greatest football player to ever live, provided a voiceover for NBC’s tribute to Secretariat.

“There was nobody faster, nobody greater.”

Tom Brady salutes Secretariat, the GOAT of the race track. #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/wHMtDPfWhB

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 6, 2023

You can see NBC’s thinking process here. It obviously makes sense to have one GOAT of his sport narrate a video package for another GOAT (in this case, Secretariat). But many fans took to Twitter to voice their unhappiness with NBC’s decision to feature Brady in the Secretariat tribute:

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Why is NBC Sports ruining Secretariat tribute by
Tom Brady comparing himself to Secretariat.

— Mister Storch 🎧 (@storchfam) May 6, 2023

• check this out

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Win some, lose some. NBC turning a Secretariat tribute into a co-feature with Tom Brady was tone deaf.

— Terry Frei (@TFrei) May 6, 2023

Could NBC not have Tom Brady narrate the Secretariat piece without making reference to his own career?

— Giant's Causeway (@theironhorse00) May 6, 2023

Tom Brady comparing himself to the Secretariat??? Lemme know when Brady outruns the Eagles 31 lengths to win his Super Bowl

— Katherine Fominykh 🧜‍♀️ (@katfominykh) May 6, 2023

My wife does NOT like @NBCSports comparing Secretariat with Tom Brady.

— Geoffrey Clark (@gfclark89) May 6, 2023

I just watched a special segment about Secretariat where the narrator (Tom Brady) tried to draw some kind of greatness connection to HIMSELF and I am highly disgusted. AS IF #KentuckyDerby #Secretariat

— Christina Jay (@ChristinaJayArt) May 6, 2023

Tom Brady salutes Secretariat and manages to include some Tom Brady highlights in the piece… https://t.co/DSX5gQy0oE

— NotSoDailyRacingForm (@NotSoDRF) May 6, 2023

NBC Sports pick Tom Brady the Biggest CHEATER in NFL History to narrate the story of Secretariat is so wrong.

Secretariat didn’t CHEAT to win unlike Tom Brady.@NBCSports, #KentuckyDerby

— Nick Cihigoyenetche (@NCihigoyenetche) May 6, 2023

Secretariat passed away on Oct. 4, 1989 at the age of 19. He was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1974.

Brady announced his retirement from football for a second time on Feb. 1 following an illustrious 23-year career. He’s the all-time leader in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, quarterback wins and most importantly Super Bowl championship rings with seven.

Brady defied father time by playing at a high level of football at the age of 45. Given all his accomplishments and longevity, it’s always going to be difficult to make the case that there was a greater football player than TB12.

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