Whatever Tom Brady wants, Tom Brady can get. A potentially major shift is afoot in the world of football broadcasting. And it may open a door for the recently retired quarterback.
With Troy Aikman reportedly close to leaving Fox for ESPN, and with Amazon in hot pursuit of Al Michaels, all of the networks are working to adjust on the fly to the changing landscape.
According to the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand, both Amazon and Fox will be making phone calls to Brady about coming aboard.
“Both Fox and Amazon still like the potential of NBC’s Drew Brees, despite his poor playoff game,” Marchand wrote. “And Tom Brady will receive calls from Amazon and Fox.”
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio notes that Brady has expanded his media presence in recent years, with “The Man in the Arena” and his “Let’s Go!” podcast.
However, Florio also doesn’t think getting Brady in the booth is likely.
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“There’s no reason to think Brady would want to do it. But the phone call is cheap. Much cheaper than it would be to actually hire Brady,” Florio said.
Brady doesn’t have experience as an in-game analyst, but that doesn’t matter in these days as we have seen with the likes of Brees, Greg Olsen, and Aqib Talib from entering the field in recent years. Tony Romo, who became CBS’ lead color commentator in 2017, is easily one of the bigger success stories.
The report stated that Amazon may be currently in pursuit of Sean McVay to potentially pair with Michaels on Thursday night broadcasts.
