The question around NFL media has been when fans can expect to see Tom Brady in the broadcast booth.
The former New England Patriots quarterback signed a 10-year contract with FOX that reportedly includes a massive payday for the 45-year-old. However, following speculation he would debut on the Super Bowl LVII broadcast, he is not expected to debut until 2024.
That means Greg Olsen and Kevin Burkhardt likely will be the main broadcast team for Sunday games, but there continues to be doubt that Brady ever will be a color analyst.
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand has been giving his speculative thoughts on if he thinks the retired QB will head to the booth, and he wavered this week when he said he viewed it as a 49% likelihood he makes the transition.
The Sports Illustrated Instagram account posted about the story — they did not provide a link to Marchand’s full quotes — and it caught Brady’s attention enough for him to comment, “Fake news,” on the post.
No further context was given — similar to how Brady hasn’t closed the door completely on a second NFL comeback to play for the Miami Dolphins. And if he saw the full context of the quote, he might not have been quick to denounce the report.
“However, I talked to a couple people, recently, close to Brady. And I kind of feel like I’m going more 49% chance he does it, 51% chance he doesn’t. I don’t think he wants to travel that much,” Marchand said on “The Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast” on Wednesday.
The sports media reporter also gave Brady credit and noted he would be fully committed to the position and put his all into it. And again, even others within the industry also have expressed their own doubts about the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s broadcast career.
But fans are left with a simple “fake news” comment, and everyone will just have to wait and see if Brady really will debut in the FOX broadcast booth as his comment seemingly implies.
