Surprise Brady twist as $525m mega deal put on hold

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Tom Brady volition not spell instantly from the playing tract to the broadcast booth.

Brady told Colin Cowherd during Monday's occurrence of “The Herd” connected FS1 and Fox Sports Radio that helium volition not commencement his broadcasting vocation with Fox until the 2024 season.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion — who retired past week aft a 23-year career with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — signed a 10-year woody with Fox past May to go the network's apical expert erstwhile helium decided to discontinue playing for good. The woody is worthy a reported (AUD)$525 million.

Brady said that helium didn't privation to instantly unreserved into announcing and that helium wanted to drawback up connected immoderate different parts of his life.

“I deliberation 1 happening astir my vocation whether it was erstwhile I was drafted by the Patriots oregon signing agreements with the Bucs, I wanted to beryllium afloat committed and I ne'er wanted to fto radical down,” Brady said. “I privation to beryllium large astatine what I do, and that ever takes immoderate clip and strategizing and learning and increasing and evolving. I person truthful galore radical to trust connected that could enactment maine successful that maturation too.”

Brady is expected to yet articulation Kevin Burkhardt connected Fox's apical team. Burkhardt and Greg Olsen volition telephone their archetypal Super Bowl connected Sunday erstwhile the Kansas City Chiefs look the Philadelphia Eagles.

Fox, which is carrying its 10th Super Bowl connected Monday (AEDT), besides has Super Bowl 59 successful New Orleans aft the 2024 season. Brady is inactive not expected to beryllium a portion of Fox's pregame sum connected Sunday.

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