Arguably the best NFL quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, is set to begin a new career as an analyst for FOX. Although supporters are fairly upbeat about Brady’s transition into broadcasting, trust concerns appear to be impeding his aspirations to acquire a minority stake in the Raiders. Rich Eisen, however, has complete faith in the former NFL player and thinks these uncertainties can be quickly handled and cleared up.
The sports analyst on The Rich Eisen Show recently raised some issues over TB12’s broadcast access to private team information, but she didn’t focus much on them.
Eisen speaks about Tom Brady owning a team
Theoretically, it might get complicated if Brady is in the commentary booth during a game involving his potential team, the Raiders. Eisen, though, thinks the seven-time Super Bowl winner is capable of being a perfect professional and separating his two selves.
“In his endeavour with Fox Sports, he’s going to have a lot of information on other teams that owners usually are not privy to. There are a lot of competitive questions here. I think Brady can be completely professional and silo these things. I believe it, but I am also not a member/owner of the NFL, where things can kind of make you a little paranoid, and crazy and nutty”.
Chris Brockman, Eisen’s co-host, concurs that there shouldn’t be any worries about Tom Brady calling games, including ones involving the Raiders’ division rivals. He made the point that while staying in touch with Jerry Jones, Tony Romo and Troy Aikman call games for the Eagles, Commanders, and other divisional opponents of the Cowboys.
At first, the majority of owners were offended by Brady’s discount from Mark Davis. Brady and his group later developed a stronger plan, but ownership is still pending. It’s interesting to note, though, that Tom isn’t the only one to become sucked into this paranoid environment.