Newly-retired Tom Brady suddenly has a lot of free time on his hands.
Everyone knows his 10 year $375 million deal with FOX is waiting for him – The only question is when will it officially start?
Well, we got our answer on Monday…
Tom Brady told Colin Cowherd that, after talking with executives at FOX last week, he does not expect to begin his broadcasting career until the fall of 2024. pic.twitter.com/3Ao9LnosDX
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 6, 2023
Brady decided against rushing into broadcasting and will instead give himself a year off before beginning his FOX contract in 2024.
He’ll be diving into the deep end of sorts since FOX will have the Super Bowl in his very first year, but something tells me he can handle it…
So Greg Olsen will still be with the No. 1 team for next season. Brady intends to come in the year after and he'll get to do the Super Bowl that year as well. FOX has it in 2024/2025. https://t.co/1VrShxtXu6
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 6, 2023
All things considered, Brady’s doing okay for himself…
Tom Brady total earnings $333M over 23-year career.
New Fox Broadcast earnings $375M pic.twitter.com/dMicRCY9hR
— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) February 1, 2023
Many wonder if Brady is actually done playing for good.
It’s fair to wonder after his brief 40 day retirement last year, but it’s very hard to envision him coming out of retirement again – It wouldn’t be a good look for him, and he knows it.
Having said that, when asked the question point-blank by Colin Cowherd, he didn’t exactly answer the question head-on…
Tom Brady was asked if there was even a 1% chance he could be talked into returning to the NFL.
He said a lot, but he didn’t exactly say no.
pic.twitter.com/snZ4viJSGC— Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) February 6, 2023
Yeah, that might be a stretch, but you can never say never.
The kiss-the-ring tour continued when Bill Belichick joined his podcast to break any ice between them and let Brady knows how he really feels about him…
On Tom Brady’s first “Let’s Go!” podcast since he announced his retirement, he interviewed a special guest: Bill Belichick.
“The greatest player. The greatest career. A great, great person,” Belichick said. “I guess it has to end at some point.”
Brady emotional.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) February 6, 2023
Brady followed suit…
Tom Brady on he and Bill Belichick's time together with the #Patriots:
“For me, there’s nobody I’d rather be associated with… I think it’s always a stupid conversation to say, ‘Brady vs. Belichick’ because, in my mind, that’s not what a partnership is about."
(via @SIRIUSXM) pic.twitter.com/Q8FSVPcwBn
— Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) February 7, 2023
Like I said in the beginning, Tom really has a lot of time on his hands…
Did I do it right? @Edelman11 @RobGronkowski @bradybrand 😬😬 https://t.co/9bN6N3WbSN pic.twitter.com/3lSgRXKc0F
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 6, 2023