Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead analyst when the seven-time Super Bowl champion’s glittering National Football League career ends, the network announced.
The long-term agreement has Brady calling games with play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and serving as an ambassador for the network, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives, the network said in a tweet.
Tom Brady is preparing for his 23rd NFL season.Credit:Getty
“We are delighted that Tom has committed to joining the Fox team and wish him all the best during this upcoming season,” Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed but New York Post reported that Brady agreed to a 10-year contract worth $US375 million ($540 million). The figure was disputed by Fox.
“What has been reported isn’t an accurate description of the deal, and we have not released details beyond what was disclosed on our quarterly earnings call,” the company said an email to Bloomberg.
Brady ended a brief retirement in March when he said he would return to the Bucs for a 23rd NFL season 40 days after calling time on an age-defying career during which he established himself as arguably the greatest player in the sport’s history.
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The 44-year-old Brady said in a Tweet he was “excited” about joining Fox but that there was “a lot of unfinished business on the field with the Buccaneers”.
A lightly regarded prospect coming out of college, Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft but made the most of his chance when it finally came and in doing so turned around the fortunes of the New England Patriots franchise.
Tom Brady to join Fox in reported $US375m deal when NFL career ends
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