Tom Brady has taken the high road and is riding into the sunset. The legendary NFL quarterback announced he was hanging up his cleats and ending his football career for good. But it is raising speculation about his status with Fox Sports, which has an important game coming up. Would the people tuning in to the game see TB12 in the number one booth and call for the games?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback announced his second retirement on a fine Wednesday morning. With his football career in the rear-view mirror, Brady could initiate his 10-year, $375 million deal with Fox Sports. The broadcast would include Super Bowl LVII, prompting speculation that TB12 could begin his analyst career in one of the NFL’s marquee games.
Will Tom Brady join the Super Bowl announcing box?
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Tom Brady could begin his career as a lead analyst in Super Bowl LVII. As Lachlan Murdoch mentioned, “Tom will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt but will also serve as an ambassador for us.” But that would not be the case, as Fox Sports announced that Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen would be on the announcing desk for the broadcast’s 10th Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.
Over the course of this long-term agreement, Tom will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, but will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives.
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 10, 2022
Burkhardt and Olsen are Fox’s number-one crew to call games. They teamed up to announce the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. Since this year’s Super Bowl is like a climacteric, the broadcast kept their finest people on the tandem.
Tom Terrific could make his debut in the booth at the beginning of the 2023 season. He would have time to do his homework on being the lead analyst. But it could be bad news for Greg Olsen, as he could lose his number one spot to the NFL GOAT.
Greg Olsen is preparing for the impact of TB12’s advent on Fox
It’s about time Tom Brady walked into the commentary box. He would soon begin working as the lead NFL analyst for Fox Sports. But Greg Olsen appeared anxious about his role because TB12 could replace him. Olsen spoke with ESPN 1000s Waddle and Silvy about Brady’s potential influence on his position.
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Greg Olsen on the potential of Tom Brady coming to the Fox NFL broadcast booth.@WaddleandSilvy @TWaddle87 @gregolsen pic.twitter.com/JCZIaFemV3
— ESPN 1000 (@ESPN1000) January 25, 2023
During his appearance, Greg Olsen said, “Listen, if [Tom] Brady ends up retiring and coming; And that’s how everything unfolds, it sucks. But at the end of the day, I’m a big boy; I know what I signed up for. I took a chance on myself, I rolled the dice. Let’s see how it plays out.”
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