There's likely very little that Tom Brady hasn't heard in the realm of fan criticism. Forget the harshest jokes from The Roast of Tom Brady, he's widely considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time, which leaves the fans of roughly 31 NFL teams to hate his guts. With his playing days in the past, however, Brady has now transitioned to the broadcasting booth, and while it's to be expected that he'd still have plenty of naysayers regarding his talent in the new role, his commentary during one game might have actually gone against the league's rules.

The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers played on Fox on Sunday night, with Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call. In the second quarter, the officials in the NFL's replay center in New York made the controversial decision to eject Lions safety Brian Branch for a helmet-to-helmet collision with the Packers' Bo Melton. You can see the play and hear Brady's reaction to it below:

Whether the New York office made the right call about the ejection could be argued for days -- and believe me, it will be -- but the issue at hand involves Tom Brady specifically. The retired QB recently became a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and therefore there are rules Brady must follow in his role as a broadcaster. One of those rules states he's prohibited from publicly criticizing game officials or other clubs. Many fans thought he did just that in his commentary of the Lions-Packers game, as they wrote on X (Twitter):

Will Tom Brady face repercussions for his comments? I think it's going to come down to the official language of the rule, because -- as is unwittingly pointed out in that last tweet -- there's a difference between Brady disagreeing with the refs and criticizing them. This was the Fox broadcaster's exact quote:

The rule, as reported by ESPN, states that Tom Brady could, in theory, disagree with a call on air but would be subject to fines or suspension if he went too far. That's pretty vague language, because who's to say how far is too far?

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, because if nothing else it might serve as a shot across the bow for the exorbitantly paid broadcaster in regards to how he reacts to future rulings he doesn't agree with.