Tom Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, is expected to give up his broadcasting job because of his busy schedule. At 47, Brady is known for being a perfectionist; he has since retired from the NFL and is a co-owner of Las Vegas Aces, Birmingham City, and his burgeoning Brady Brand. This is all while he serves as the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox after signing a $375 million deal over 10 years back in 2022. NFL reporter Richard Deitsch predicts Tom Brady may walk away from the contract before the start of the 2025 NFL season, as Brady approaches the end of his first year.
Tom Brady might opt out of his million-dollar FOX Sports contract
Tom Brady is a year into that 10-year, $375 million deal with Fox Sports. His adjustment to the broadcast booth has been fine-tuned by now. Having been under much scrutiny at the start, there is now an overall sense of what he brings and does not bring to the microphone. As the NFL playoffs are set to commence and Brady’s year-end review in Super Bowl LIX goes public, evaluating his television talents is a cottage industry; his sojourn, however, remains difficult to establish.
According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, Brady’s 10-year marriage with Fox is on the verge of coming to an end although there was much skepticism about Brady’s commitment to Fox. “I’ve previously said I’d put down big money that Brady will not finish his 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox, given all his various business interests away from broadcasting, including ownership,” Marchand said.
He added, “That remains true. The safer prediction would be that Brady walks away from his Fox deal after three or four years. But I’m going bold and saying Brady gets deeper involved with the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason and decides to go all in with NFL ownership and his production company by the start of the next NFL season.”
Not such a surprising forecast for Brady’s future, but definitely not the best sign for everyone involved since all these predictive pieces rely on the author going on a limb. The possibility of Brady staying in for a year and then leaving is not a good sign.
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Fox’s decision to bench Greg Olsen for a year seems questionable, but it could save them a lot of money. Brady’s love for competition and being part of an organization competing for another Super Bowl seems more rewarding than pleasing sports media bloggers. It was predicted that he wouldn’t work a single game for Fox last year, but now he’s nearing the end of year one.
