Tom Brady will become No. 1 analyst at Fox when his NFL career ends

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We don’t know when Tom Brady will stop playing football. When he does, we know what he’ll be doing.

Brady will become the No. 1 analyst at Fox Sports. Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch made the announcement on Tuesday.

“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 announced.

“Excited, but a lot of unfinished business on the field with the @Buccaneers,” Brady tweeted.

It’s unclear whether Brady will start working for Fox. It’s entirely possible that no specific timetable has been established, with Fox content to wait for Brady, whenever he stops playing.

Brady has one year left on his Tampa Bay contract. Whether he stays with the Bucs or joins another team will hover over the 2023 offseason.

Fox will televise two of the next three Super Bowls. It would make sense for Brady to get on board in time for the 2024 season. Still, he won’t be interested in calling any Super Bowls until he believes he’s no longer good enough to be playing in one.

62 responses to “Tom Brady will become No. 1 analyst at Fox when his NFL career ends

  1. Is there any reason to think he’d be good at this? He obviously knows football, but I don’t understand why name recognition has become a bigger factor in these hires than actual skill at sharing analysis in an entertaining manner.

  2. Ughhhhh! Please, no more Brady. 22 years of monopolizing the sport surely is enough.

  3. Consider me shocked! While a great player, I am not enthused about him as an analyst. He always sounds so wooden in his commercials and on “Lets Go” radio show.

  4. Still never won a SB without a top-10 defense. LOL. But seriously, I think he will make a good analyst.

  5. These guys are built differently than me. Give me a million bucks in the bank and I’m moving to an island somewhere and living off the interest.

  6. Will this cause an issue with the current Fox analyst? Lame duck?

  7. Just when the TB12 haters thought once he retires hes gone forever….BAM! Looking forward to more Brady even after he retires. Would love to see him and Peyton Manning together down the road, now that would be amazing to hear!

  8. Which is it? Miami’s front office, quarterback, Fox analyst?

  9. Not even a trial run? Straight to number one? Fox is really desperate. Bottom of the barrel network.

  10. The greatest player ever may not be the greatest tv personality. Romo manning et al were no match on the field but Tony will be hard to beat in the booth.

  11. I’d rather listen to Brian Baldinger than listen to Troy Aikmen anymore, so I’ll take Brady and Burkhardt.

  12. Good luck to him but why are they telling us this now? JIC we’re wringing our hands about his post-NFL future in May 2022? Spoiler alert: We aren’t.

    If Tommy B wanted to irritate both his current teammates in Tampa and his sometime-in-the-future teammates at Fox, this outta do it.

  13. Always been a Brady fan but man starting to wonder if its rather bad at home as he just can’t seem to stay away from the game n no he’s not gonna become a coach with the ungodly hours as wifey would leave for sure !!’

  14. Sounds like this is Brady’s last year unless SF signs him next year. I doubt Brady would make this kind of decision this early if he intended to play longer.

  15. Jeez, well never get rid of him. Everybody is tired of him just retire already.

  16. Still never won a SB without top 10 defense.

    ++++++++++

    Well, if a QB has the skill Brady had, playing “slow and boring” TOP offense with bunches of cheap receivers (overall better than defense. You don’t know, do you?), It is not hard for coaches and GM to build top 10 PAPER TIGER defense that couldn’t even be relied on to win two playoff games.

  17. jjackwagon says:
    May 10, 2022 at 9:41 am
    Still never won a SB without a top-10 defense. LOL. But seriously, I think he will make a good analyst.
    ———-
    Or a top 10 WR or top 10 RB, etc….Montana never won without a top 10 defense either I believe. In time, the excuses will go away. I mean what else does he need to prove after 22 seasons, win a SB with the 30th ranked defense, you and me at WR, only 8 guys on the field, etc…where does it stop?

    As for being an analyst, eh, I dunno. Personally I’ve been impressed with Romo’s transition but unclear what TB will be like besides a huge name draw.

  18. I think this is actually a risky move by Fox given what they’re paying him.

    Although I like Brady as a player, he has never seemed comfortable speaking in public. He has a history of not being entirely candid. I could see him just blowing sunshine all the time like Gruden to protect his brand.

  19. These guys are built differently than me. Give me a million bucks in the bank and I’m moving to an island somewhere and living off the interest
    ‐———————————–
    Pretty sure that interest doesn’t go as far as you think it does.

  20. Him and peyton together would be perfect two phonies doing the awe shucks routine.

  21. I always almost mute the sound when I watch the NFL…now I’m gonna have to find a way to mute the picture as well?

  22. Honestly surprised by this. He doesn’t need the money and calling games requires tons of time and travel. It’s way more work than the studio jobs or doing games remotely like Peyton and Eli. I’m predicting he grows tired of the grind after just a year or two.

  23. Hopefully he doesn’t do any Patriots games. I’m sure he will try to settle the score against Mac Jones who outplayed him in Foxborough last year.

  24. He will attempt to be charismatic and likeable, which will fail miserably, and then comes the criticism which his ego can’t take. He won’t be able to just throw 6 TDs and make the critics go away, this will be his nightmare. I’ll get some popcorn.

  25. Fox must have had him in to call some games to see if he can actually do it. Name recognition of the analyst isn’t going to increase ratings. People will tune in to his first game to see how bad he is, but after that he has to be good to earn the money. Manning would be much better but they can’t nail him down. I predict Brady will be out after no more than two years.

  26. Thank God he’ll have a job. I was worried about him running out of money. (Oh wait, that’s me. Trying to afford my insulin and all my other meds on Medicare).

  27. Mac Jones who outplayed him last year
    +++++++++

    Did he? Jones had way better defense and WR group than Brady had in 2001, and still couldn’t deliver any punches when needed.

    Brady delivered 3 comeback wins, the reason Pats had first round bye.

  28. mogogo1 says:
    May 10, 2022 at 12:12 pm
    Honestly surprised by this. He doesn’t need the money and calling games requires tons of time and travel. It’s way more work than the studio jobs or doing games remotely like Peyton and Eli. I’m predicting he grows tired of the grind after just a year or two.
    ————————————

    Exactly. Hard to see him sticking with it after he realizes it’s more like like having an actual job– something which Brady has never had. Plus when he turns out mediocre will he be able to take the criticism?

  29. buffalobluecollarlunchbucket56 says:
    May 10, 2022 at 9:54 am
    Which is it? Miami’s front office, quarterback, Fox analyst?
    ————————————————————-

    1 to 2 more years as a QB. A quick decade (or less) as an analyst, and then join the ownership group/front office when Bruce Beal takes over as Dolphins owner.

  30. May 10, 2022, 9:29 AM ET

    I’m officially in football hell.

  31. I thought he wanted to spend more time with the wife and kids… if he would stop and think about it, he’d realize that it isn’t worth it. Those relationships are way more important than some money. Go golf a couple times a month… that tv gig will have you gone from home too much.

  32. Here we go. Next Fox will sign Gronk as Brady’s personal sideline reporter. Gag.

  33. Did he? Jones had way better defense and WR group than Brady had in 2001

    This one takes the cake.

  34. I mean he’s smart and he obviously knows football and the quarterback position probably better than anyone. The issue is the Tony Romo honestly sets a really high bar when it comes to former players. Maybe Brady wants to do it for the challenge. That wouldn’t be unlike him. On the other side, I don’t know what someone could do in the broadcast booth that would be worth $37 million a year. Are they really going to bring in that much more revenue? There are good announcers and bad announcers, but I’m going to watch my team regardless.

  35. ….
    wideright91 says:
    May 10, 2022 at 9:55 am
    Can’t this guy just go away???

    …wish you would

    .
    mrgdawg says:
    May 10, 2022 at 9:58 am
    Barf. I have no desire to listen to him

    Don’t then, we’ll survive.

  36. How anyone could have listened to Brady chatting weekly with Jim Grey prior to MNF games and think that three hours of that is what you want to do with your premier weekly game is beyond me.

  37. wfh88 says:
    “Give me a million bucks in the bank and I’m moving to an island somewhere and living off the interest.”

    Why go to an island? How boring is that?! Manhattan island is an exception.

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