Star quarterback Tom Brady will be Fox Sports’ top expert in commentating and analyzing NFL championship games when he retires from the sport, the executive at US media group Fox announced Tuesday.
“We are pleased to announce that immediately following his athletic career, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join us at Fox Sports as a senior analyst,” Fox Corporation chief executive Lachlan Murdoch said in a statement. , which brings together Fox channels, including Fox News and sports channels.
“We are delighted that Tom has committed to joining the Fox team, and we wish him the best for the next season”, which begins in early September, added Mr. Murdoch, referring to “a long-term agreement” with the future ex-player.
Fox did not reveal the duration or the amount of this contract, but according to the New York Postalso owned by the Murdoch family, Tom Brady would be paid US$37.5 million per year for 10 years.
That would then be more than his annual salary with the Buccaneers, which was around $30 million last season.
It would also be a record in the history of sports channels, which have long incorporated ex-players, including quarterbacks, into their commentary teams with multimillion-dollar contracts.
Tom Brady, considered the best quarterback in history, commented on the news on his Twitter account, saying he was “excited, but still has work to do [à faire] on the field with his team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Tom Brady, 44 and 22 seasons in the NFL, announced his retirement from the sport in February, explaining that he wanted to make way for “the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes”, after the Buccaneers were eliminated in the playoffs against Los Angeles Rams, eventual Super Bowl winners.
But he had created the sensation a month and a half later by finally deciding to put on the cleats for a new season with Tampa Bay.
Holder of the absolute record of Super Bowl titles – more than any team in the modern era – the former master of playing for the New England Patriots (2000 to 2019, six titles) then the Tampa Buccaneers Bay (one title, in 2021) is enjoying exceptional longevity in an extremely tough league.
Brady has also come under fire from some Americans for his friendly relationship with former Republican President Donald Trump, who lambasted NFL players who knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality against women. racial minorities.