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Tom Brady and Dean Blandino Wasted No Time Showing Off Fist Bump Chemistry in Week 2

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Dean Blandino and Tom Brady nailed the fist bump in Week 2.
Dean Blandino and Tom Brady nailed the fist bump in Week 2. / FOX

Tom Brady was back on the call for Fox in Week 2, working another Dallas Cowboys game with Kevin Burkhardt. Rules expert Dean Blandino was there with them as the rules expert, replacing Mike Pereira on the broadcast after a very public hiccup in Week 1 when he left the GOAT hanging on a fist bump.

Unlike Pereira, Blandino was locked in, made eye contact, and went knuckle to knuckle with the rookie broadcaster. And sometimes that's what you've got to do when you've got three bros hanging out, watching football in nice shirts and ties as dudes do.

Burkhardt and Brady then joked about how Pereira may have held a grudge against Brady from his playing days. "It's like he had a beef from years prior on the field."

Brady responded by saying he was gentle and kind to referees, just like they were to him.

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Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in journalism and media since 2008, and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Stephen spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and has previously written for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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