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Despite growing up in Bay Area, Tom Brady keeps making faux pas on 49ers games

Even though Tom Brady grew up in San Mateo, he found the one way to piss off everyone from his home region while calling San Francisco 49ers games on Fox. In all three 49ers games Brady has called in his new job, he’s referred to the Niners as “San Fran” — a nickname for the region’s signature city that Bay Area residents universally loathe.

Brady dropped a “San Fran” late in the first half on Sunday, when the 49ers were playing against his former team in Tampa. He also used “San Fran” late in the first half against the Chiefs on Oct.