BOSTON – Tom Brady won’t be returning to Gillette Stadium next week after all.

The longtime Patriots quarterback, who brought six Super Bowls to New England, is now spending his Sundays in the broadcast booth as a top commentator for FOX Sports.

During the broadcast of one of the Patriots’ preseason games, former teammate Devin McCourty appeared to have accidentally missed Brady’s scheduled first game at Gillette Stadium. McCourty said at the time: “He’ll be back here at some point. I think it’s week 5.”

FOX will broadcast next week’s game against the Miami Dolphins.

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, having Brady in the locker room may have been the plan at the start of the season. But that is no longer the case.

Reiss said Sunday that Brady will call the Cardinals-49ers game instead because the Dolphins are playing without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Patriots recently failed in a national broadcast.

Brady is in the first year of a major broadcast contract. While still with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he played agreed to a 10-year contract worth approximately $375 million. His television career began in Week 1 when the Cowboys played the Browns.

Brady will likely be back at Gillette Stadium in some capacity in the coming months. When he was inducted into the Patriots’ Hall of Fame in June, owner Robert Kraft said the team would unveil one 12 foot statue of Brady Sometime this season.