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Tom Brady not just won’t be working the Super Bowl for FOX on February 12, however he won’t lag a mic next season, either … the G.O.A.T. stated Monday he’s not starting his broadcasting profession until 2024.
The previous Buccaneers signal-caller exposed his strategy is to take all of 2023 off throughout a chat with Colin Cowherd on “The Herd” — stating he won’t start calling video games for FOX until the fall of ’24.
Brady stated he’s aiming to utilize the downtime to get proficient at the gig prior to formally entering the cubicle full-time.
“One thing about my career, whether that was when I was drafted by the Patriots or signed in free agency with the Bucs, I wanted to be fully committed,” Brady described. “I never wanted to let people down — I think my biggest motivator was that.”
“So, even in the future I want to be great at what I do and that always takes some time and strategizing and learning and growing and evolving.”
Brady stated in addition to leaning on others in the broadcasting world — he’s likewise going to be investing ’23 “catching up on other parts of my life that need some time and energy.”
The future Hall of Famer at first tattooed a 10-year, $375 million deal with Fox in May 2022 … with the expectation that he’d start calling video games when his football profession covered.
Clearly, however, Brady is trying to find a break from everything for the next 18 or two months … and he stated Monday FOX authorities were cool with it all.
In the meantime, previous NFL star Greg Olsen will continue to be FOX’s lead color analyst. He’s slated to call the Eagles vs. Chiefs video game on Sunday with play-by-play male Kevin Burkhardt.
Tom Brady on @TheHerd asked if there’s a 1% opportunity he’ll return: “It’s definitely the correct time (to retire).” #Patriots #Buccaneers pic.twitter.com/Ba5vHkn95i
— Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) February 6, 2023
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By the method, Brady was likewise asked Monday if there was even a sliver of a possibility that he’d unretire like he did in 2022 … and the QB stated no, calling it “certainly the right time” to hang up his spikes.