Tom Brady has finally spoken out on his future as a Fox Sports commentator – insisting he is going nowhere despite calls for him to be fired by the network.
The legendary NFL quarterback, who is now a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, has drawn criticism in recent weeks for a perceived conflict of interest in his role with Fox.
After the firing of Antonio Pierce, Brady has reportedly played an integral part in the Raiders’ search for a new head coach in recent weeks, having carried out interviews with a number of potential candidates.
His heavy involvement in Las Vegas’ recruiting process has led to many questioning his impartiality on Fox; including when he commentated on Saturday’s Commanders-Lions game not long after interviewing wthen-Detroit OC Ben Johnson.
Yet despite outrage over him juggling the two positions, Brady has ruled out an early Fox exit one season into his 10-year, $375million contract.
During an appearance on FS1 show ‘The Herd’, host Colin Cowherd initially teased him: ‘If everything I read on the internet is true, it breaks my heart that we only got to work a year together. You’re already leaving. It’s really hard for me. I don’t know where you’re going but you’re leaving.’
Tom Brady insists he will not be walking away from his role as a Fox broadcaster anytime soon
‘I thought it was a great run, one solid year,’ Brady joked before addressing the controversy more seriously.
‘I don’t know where it comes from,’ he said. ‘I know it always says “sources close to Brady” or whatever, but I’ve had the best time at Fox and I’ve loved every time going into the booth and working with such great people.
‘To see how it is from a different perspective, I’ve had so many years playing on the field, I’ve watched so many games from the sidelines, now I’m up there in the booth and seeing it from a different perspective, and I’ve loved the whole process in diving into all these different teams. It’s been a lot of growth for me in one year.
‘I really can’t wait to see what it looks like in year two and way beyond that too. I’ve got nine years left on my deal and maybe longer, you never know…
‘If Fox wants me and I want to go [on], we’ll just keep going, cause it’s been really fun thus far.’
Brady and his fellow Raiders chiefs have interviewed or are scheduled to interview Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and ex-New York Jets coach Robert Saleh as well as Johnson.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner was said to be favoring Johnson after being left ‘enamored’ by him, according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport.
However, he was dealt a huge blow earlier this week when the Lions offensive coordinator left Detroit to become head coach of the Chicago Bears instead.
