New England Patriots immortal Tom Brady fooled us all when he announced that he would return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2022 NFL season. Even though he is coming back to the league for one more year, retirement can’t be too far around the corner.
Brady has finally made up his mind on his post-football life, as FOX Sports confirmed on an earnings call that he has a spot as an NFL analyst lined up for him whenever he retires. Brady will reportedly join FOX’s new top team with Kevin Burkhardt after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman left for ESPN. That’s one way to answer Tony Romo at CBS.
FOX Sports: “Tom will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, but will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 10, 2022
While making the transition to the broadcast booth can be challenging for some former players, Brady appears to be outgoing and gregarious enough to make the switch without too much of a learning curve. Given the ratings success Romo has been, grabbing star quarterbacks out of retirement might be the formula moving forward.
Brady announced his retirement in February after 22 seasons in the NFL. But, 40 days later, he had a change of heart and elected to return to the Buccaneers for a third season.
In his first season in Tampa Bay, Brady led the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory at their home stadium.
Brady nearly rallied Tampa Bay to victory in last season’s divisional-round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, helping the Buccaneers overcome a 27-3 second-half deficit before Rams kicker Matt Gay booted a 30-yard field goal as time expired to win 30-27. The Rams went on to win the Super Bowl.
