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Tom Brady agrees to be lead NFL analyst at Fox Sports after playing career
Brady tweeted that he was excited in regards to the settlement with Fox Sports activities, however that he has “lots of unfinished enterprise on the sphere” with the Bucs.
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has agreed to turn into the lead NFL analyst at FOX Sports activities when he’s achieved taking part in, Fox Company CEO Lachlan Murdoch introduced Tuesday.
“We’re happy to announce that instantly following his taking part in profession, 7-time Tremendous Bowl Champion Tom Brady can be becoming a member of us at Fox Sports activities as our lead analyst,” Murdoch mentioned in an announcement. “Over the course of this long-term settlement, Tom is not going to solely name our greatest NFL video games with Kevin Burkhardt, however will even function an envoy for us, notably with respect to shopper and promotional initiatives.”
Brady tweeted that he was excited, however has “lots of unfinished enterprise on the sphere” with the Bucs.
Additional particulars of the settlement, together with compensation, haven’t but been reported.
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman had beforehand served as Fox’s lead NFL analyst alongside play-by-play broadcaster Joe Buck. Aikman and Buck each left Fox Sports activities this offseason for multi-year contracts with ESPN.
Announcer Kevin Burkhardt, who Murdoch famous in his assertion about Brady, will serve a the lead play-by-play man for Fox Sports activities’ NFL protection, however they haven’t but named his accomplice within the sales space for the upcoming season. Presumably Brady will take over that position in 2023, so long as enterprise is completed on the sphere.
Brady, 44, initially retired from the NFL after this previous season in February earlier than making the choice to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers simply 40 days later.
Many anticipate this to be Brady’s last season with the intention of driving off into the sundown on the finish of it, probably with an eighth-career Tremendous Bowl title. In spite of everything, the quarterback has received the Tremendous Bowl each different yr since 2015 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021). After the Bucs have been bounced from the playoffs by the Rams in January, he’ll be trying to bounce again for an additional title.
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