Tom Brady spent the last year enjoying retirement from thee NFL, but he also has been preparing for his next career move with FOX when he becomes the network’s lead analyst when the 2024 season begins. The seven-time Super Bowl champion has reached out to others in the business for advice, and even caught up with the man he’s replacing.
Greg Olsen, who will reportedly to move to FOX’s No. 2 team, spoke to USA TODAY’s “Sports Seriously” and revealed Brady picked his brain about what to expect.
“I had a chance to speak with Tom a couple of weeks ago, and he was just kind of picking my brain about the prep and the industry and what to expect and whatnot,” Olsen said. “So, I don’t know. Every guy has their own journey in sports broadcasting. I think everyone thinks it’s easy. I think everyone thinks getting up there and calling a live football game for three hours off the cuff, and being able to get in, get out, deal with the flow of the game, the players, the schemes, the terminology — there’s a lot going on during a game, and I think some guys really transition to it well and take to it pretty quickly. And other guys haven’t. We’ve seen a mixed bag of results over the last couple of years.
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“So, obviously, his playing career and his résumé and whatnot is an all-timer. So, we’ll see how the year goes,” he continued. “I don’t think there’s any real correlation between being a great player or an average player, and how that correlates to being a great broadcaster or an average broadcaster. I think we’ve seen examples on both ends of that spectrum. So, we’ll see how it all plays out.”
Olsen quickly became a fan-favorite last year alongside Kevin Burkhardt. But with FOX having signed Brady to a 10-year deal before he even officially retired, they had to make the decision to move Olsen to the No. 2 team.
Brady will officially begin his broadcasting career in Week 1 when the Cleveland Browns host the Dallas Cowboys. Other marquee games on the docket include the Baltimore Ravens-Cowboys in Week 3, Kansas City Chiefs-San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 and the Buffalo Bills-Los Angeles Rams in Week 14.
