Yeah, the upcoming Super Bowl LIX is bringing heaps of excitement to football fans, not just in America but around the globe. However, don’t you feel sad that the conclusion of the Super Bowl means football season will also end? Like those screams in front of our screens, that joy of jumping around in jubilation, everything will come to a screeching halt in a few hours. With that being said, the mood in Fox Sports Studio sums up the reaction to the season-ending, adding the departure of someone who has been a part of the network since 2017.

Michael Vick, who has taken over as head coach of Norfolk State, will not continue after Super Bowl LIX. So, clocking in on his final day at work at Fox, Vick got a bit emotional talking about his imminent departure, “I am going to miss you guys, man. I am truly gonna miss you all. But I am gonna make sure I stay in touch with you all without a doubt…I’m just going to enjoy today.” See, Vick’s exit from Fox HQ was already set in stone.

Going back to the Fox NFL Sunday’s coverage of week 16, Vick couldn’t control his emotions in the studio when the news of his departure was announced for the first time. He had tears flooding down his eyes while trying to wipe them away with tissues. However, gathering up the courage to speak with a heavy heart, Vick expressed his gratitude to Fox, “First off, just being a part of Fox Sports and the opportunity. I love you guys. I love everybody in this building. And this administration have been amazing to me. This wasn’t easy, bittersweet.”

Then, he went on to add that one thing that pushed him to make a decision. “But when you got a chance to go, get an opportunity to go lead young me in your community, where I grew up. Y’know watching this team. And I wanted them to be assured that they wanted me as the head coach with no experience. This will forever be home. I will never forget you.” Vick is all set to help a program that is mostly renowned for bringing up historically black talent. It seems someone else in the Fox Studio isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. With all the calls to retire Terry Bradshaw all season, the veteran Fox analyst revealed his future plans ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

Retirement, what’s that—Terry Bradshaw to his doubters

You will have to go back to the inaugural season of FOX NFL in 1994 when Terry Bradshaw joined the network. And since those days, more than 30 years to be exact, Bradshaw has remained in the same position for the company. Astonishing, right? Based on his latest retirement update, the four-time Super Bowl Champion just doesn’t know when to call it quits. On February 6th, Bradshaw finally addressed the elephant in the room, saying, “I told my wife before I left the hotel room. I was sitting there, I said. I’ve got two years left at Fox. I’m 76.” 

Don’t be mistaken—two years is just a rough estimate of the bigger things Bradshaw is aiming for. Adding to his retirement stance, “It’s a young man’s game. I get that. Everybody wants their new people. I said, if we can get to the next Super Bowl. I’ll be 80. I think that’s time. That’s pushing it.” So, here’s the thing—The Super Bowl broadcasting keeps on changing in a four-year rotation between FOX, NBC, ESPN, and CBS. This means the next time Fox gets to host the Super Bowl, it will be 2029 by then. However, it still isn’t enough for the former Steelers QB to retire.

He even once jokingly said he would die on camera just for the ratings. “I told Fox. I could just die on the show, think about the ratings, right? Are we not about ratings? That’d be huge. Not only that, there would be a huge carryover.” Now, death isn’t the only thing Bradshaw has planned. The 76-year-old is also planning to get a statue out of that. “Then all the networks would be saying Bradshaw died on FOX NFL Sunday. Huge stuff, and then maybe I get a statue out front.” 

I guess there’s no limit to Bradshaw’s expectations as a Fox Sports analyst. But what would you call his retirement thoughts at age 76? Is that stubbornness? Or just love for his job that keeps him going at this age? Considering his contributions to the game over the past three decades and more, we’d lean towards the latter.