Tom Brady Pushes Again His FOX Broadcasting Debut To 2024
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Newly retied Tom Brady is pushing again his FOX broadcasting profession to the autumn of 2024.
From NFL Now: Tom Brady informed @ColinCowherd he’ll begin his Fox broadcasting profession in 2024. pic.twitter.com/513SmM3ux8
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 6, 2023
The 45-year-old quarterback agreed to a 10-year, $375 million contract with FOX Sports activities in Might 2022 to be the community’s lead NFL analyst “instantly following his taking part in profession.”
Throughout an interview Monday with Colin Cowherd on FS1’s “The Herd,” nonetheless, Brady mentioned you received’t be seeing him within the FOX broadcast sales space till 2024.
.@TomBrady tells @ColinCowherd on @FS1 that he’ll begin his broadcast profession with FOX within the Fall of 2024. pic.twitter.com/rckDnIVeQO
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) February 6, 2023
“For me, I wish to be nice at what I do,” Brady mentioned. “Speaking with the individuals at FOX Sports activities and the management there, permitting me to begin my FOX alternative within the fall of 2024 is one thing that’s nice for me.”
Brady’s announcement is a little bit of a shock, as many assumed he’d start his broadcasting gig as quickly as potential after retiring from the NFL “for good” final week. However the seven-time Tremendous Bowl champion insisted he wished an additional yr to arrange for his new gig.
“(I wish to) take a while to essentially study, be nice at what I do, change into nice at fascinated by the chance and ensure I don’t rush into something,” Brady mentioned.
Brady additionally mentioned he’s wanting ahead to “catching up on on different elements of my life that want a while and vitality,” which might be a nod to his need to spend extra time along with his household in retirement. Brady has a son and a daughter along with his ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen, and a 3rd son from a earlier relationship.
Whereas the idea is that Brady will take over as FOX Sports activities’ lead NFL analyst when he joins the sales space, former Carolina Panthers tight finish Greg Olsen has been glorious in that position alongside No. 1 play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt.
If Burkhardt and Olsen proceed to thrive as FOX’s high broadcast workforce in 2023, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see whether or not Brady nonetheless takes the No. 1 analyst position or slots in elsewhere.
