Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead analyst when the seven-time Super Bowl champion's glittering National Football League career ends.
The long-term agreement has Brady calling games with play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and serving as an ambassador for the network, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed and Fox Sports did not immediately confirm a New York Post report that Brady agreed to a 10-year contract worth US$375 million (NZ$596m) - more than he's earned as a player through his 22-year career.
"We are delighted that Tom has committed to joining the Fox team and wish him all the best during this upcoming season," Fox chief executive Lachlan Murdoch said.
Brady ended a brief retirement in March, when he said he would return to the Bucs for a 23rd NFL season - 40 days after calling time on an age-defying career that established him as arguably the greatest player in the sport's history.
Brady, 44, tweets he's "excited" about joining Fox, but there was "a lot of unfinished business on the field with the Buccaneers".
A lightly regarded prospect coming out of college, Brady was the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft but made the most of his chance, when it finally came and in doing so turned around the fortunes of the New England Patriots franchise.
Known for his tenacity, intelligent playmaking abilities and remarkable leadership, Brady spent 20 seasons with the Patriots, where he won six Super Bowl titles and capped his first season with the Bucs with another in 2021.
Along the way, Brady has also rewritten the NFL record book and holds the mark as the all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and quarterback wins.
Brady has appeared in a record 10 Super Bowls, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award five times and his 15 Pro Bowl selections is the most in league history.
Reuters.
