after he retires, ridiculous, I hope he sucks, nobody watches football because of the announcers
Fox signed Tom Brady to be on lead football broadcast for 375m for 10 years
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Is football the only thing the guy knows? With millions of dollars of disposable income tucked away, one would think it might be fun to try something else in life. It can't be because he needs more money. Maybe he's intrigued with the opportunity to show off his pretty face in front of the camera, without a helmet to block his dimple. Perhaps he's one dimensional, a field rat so to speak, with no other choice but to stay with the game just to combat the boredom that comes with lacking imagination.
37.5 million a year to work 20 weekends a year, will have plenty of time to do whatever he wants
No, it's 37.5 million for 10 years. At 20 weekends a year, this is 200 weekends. That's 200 weekends of hassling plane flights, hotel rooms, tiresome banquet food, homework, wearing a coat and tie, being away from family. He probably already has 5 times this amount of money. All he's been doing since age 5 is football. It's time to move on in life, Tom, doing something more than making money at the expense of others. Maybe he thinks if he acquires "X" amount of dollars he'll one day find elusive happiness. Happiness is found in the simpleness of life. He's been too focused to see it.
It’s $37.5M per year for ten years! Nearly $2M per weekend. He’ll be only 56 when he’s done broadcasting contract. Still young enough to do whatever he wants. Plus he’ll have 30 free weeks every year.
I imagine he is quite happy!
So dumb. Probably will make more than the players on the field busting their asses.
Pro sports is so overrated, and athletes so overpaid. Never watch MLB or the NBA, and NFL is getting to be boring.
A silly little decimal point makes me look like an idiot. I always hated math. Numbers make me nervous to this day. At what point (decimal or otherwise) does money get obscene such that it is essentially meaningless? I can't understand why they would pay someone that much for doing something of such little importance in the grand scheme of things. As bad of shape as today's society seems to be in, one would think the money could be spent more wisely. With some of these insane salaries, there must be a lot of kids growing up on Easy St. Inheritance seems to be the way to go for those seeking the path of least resistance, the expenditure of minimal energy. I admit I'm a bit jealous of his good fortune but it's probably just human nature to feel this way so I won't dwell on it. Now watch, Brady will probably live to be 93 years in good health. Rod Stewart got it right in singing some guys have all the luck, some guys do nothing but complain.
Can college basketball be far behind in sequence of this downward spiral? Maybe it's time to revisit gladiators and lions.
Should Musk or any other billionaires just quit working? Who knows ,what I question is will he bring that much value? Fox is taking a helluva risk, just because Hes a great player doesn't always translate to being a great broadcaster. Ill be rooting against him
I can understand you rooting against him. He represents success and you don't.
correct, he has a model wife, 6 super bowls, a billion dollars and I argue with a he/she named lucy on a message board
I think he will be great as an announcer. He clearly understands the game better than almost anybody else.
knowledge sure being interesting on tv who knows, fox taking a risk
I don't see the money in it. How many more people are going to watch the game if their team is playing vs a generally competent college announcer? Beth Mowins not included.
I've never watched or not watched a game because of who was announcing it, seems absurd to me, and i had to listen to Dackich many times
It’s a ludicrous decision by Fox. Like kurt, I’m hoping he totally sucks. The dude is a known cheater with virtually no discernible personality, so I just don’t see him re-inventing how announcers call games. The people that watch nfl games and specifically their home team, couldn’t care less who the talking head is being piped into their living rooms.
I’ve watched plenty of pac 12 games strictly because of Walton.
I get to watch basketball, the history channel, discovery, with a hint of sci-fi. Where can you get that bang for your buck!!
Mike Tyson understands the game of boxing better than almost anybody else, yet you don't see him at ringside with a microphone and headset.
Bill Walton is a national treasure. His Maui Classic calls belong in the Smithsonian as an example of everything good, no, GREAT about the USofA.
He has 7 super bowl wins
Strange move considering his expressed desire to be around the kids more.
And from the Fox perspective, he could be really good, like Tony Romo, or just completely God-awful like Dan Fouts, you never know. I'd assume that they ran him through some simulated game calls, but it is still a gamble.
I don't count the one with flat footballs
You are mad because he’s getting his market value?
He didn’t get that contract due to luck. He got it because he worked his ass off becoming the great QB of all time. At least you admit you are jealous.
The best TV analysts provide strategy explanations, some technical observations/trends, and at the same time are witty, think fast, and say things that not only inform but entertain.
I'm sure Brady can do the strategy analysis and observations/trends parts. There has never been a more cerebral and well-prepared player. But in terms of quick wit and sharing entertaining thoughts, that seems much more of a stretch, or at least an unknown.
I'm sure Brady can do the strategy analysis and observations/trends parts. There has never been a more cerebral and well-prepared player. But in terms of quick wit and sharing entertaining thoughts, that seems much more of a stretch, or at least an unknown.
Same here, but I've watched plenty of games in spite of who they were.
