What if, Tom Brady is trash in the booth like Jason Witten?
I am not saying he will be, but does FOX have an out clause if he is just terrible? This is a lot of money to have tied up in someone you aren’t sure is going to be good at his job. I get it is Tom Brady, but still, Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib would have been fine combo as your #1 broadcast team and it would have cost you a lot less money.
Fox Sports’ deal to make Tom Brady its lead NFL game analyst after he retires is for 10 years and $375 million, The Post has learned.
It is the largest contract in sportscasting history, as it more than doubles both CBS’ Tony Romo and ESPN’s Troy Aikman in average annual salary of $18 million per season.
Fox Sports declined comment when asked about what Brady will be paid for the games.
After losing Joe Buck and Aikman to ESPN, Fox wanted to make a splash. Buck ($15.5M) and Aikman ($18M) will make a combined $33.5 million. Brady will make $37.5 million per year to team with Kevin Burkhardt.
Besides being Fox Sports’ No. 1 game analyst, he will also be a company ambassador who will help in sponsorships and promotional activities.
In the meantime, Fox still has to find a No. 1 game analyst for this year, and maybe for a few more seasons. Fox, which has two of the next three Super Bowls including this February, has Greg Olsen as its leading candidate. However, it is unclear how Olsen would feel about being a placeholder until Brady takes over.
The network had thought about NBC’s Drew Brees as a possibility, but with the Brady signing, that may not be an option anymore.
In this case, they will be because there is no real telling as to when Brady, who will be 45 in the fall, will finally stop playing. When he does, he will be Fox Sports’ lead game analyst at nearly $40 million a year.
I am of the belief that announcers don’t make people watch games at best you just don’t want the to be annoying, but it has never stopped anyone from watching.
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