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Future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady will begin the next chapter of his life when he moves to the broadcasting booth with FOX Sports, and ESPN’s Joe Buck is willing to help him along the way.
Buck appeared on The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast and said that he would help Brady transition to broadcasting if he wanted help with his preparation.
According to Buck, Brady has already reached out to his Monday Night Football colleague Troy Aikman.
“It’s a new situation for [Tom], and I’m anxious to see how he does with all that,” Buck said. “I know that he’s talked to Troy about it, he’s talked to intermediaries about maybe getting with me and having me help him, which I’m totally open to doing and would love to do.
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“It’s what are you looking at, how are you going to present it, how fast can you do it, can you do it before the next snap? There have been guys that seem to be computer-made to do analysis of an NFL or college game that haven’t been so great.”
Brady is obviously a great football mind, but being able to articulate what you are seeing from the booth is a much different animal than just processing the information from film study.
In fact, Brady himself has said that broadcasting is out of his comfort zone.
“I’ve got a big broadcasting job that’s going to start in September,” Brady told the Let’s Go podcast for SiriusXM. “I’m already working hard on trying to make sure I’m ready for that opportunity and I’m prepared mentally and emotionally for that challenge. Because it is a challenge. It’s something that’s new, it’s outside of my comfort zone. And I’m excited to get out there and try something and see how I do.
“But it’s got to be about what my preparation is and what my work ethic is. And hopefully a lot of the things that I’ve done in my career have prepared me for that. And there’s an exciting part about that for me, which when I get out of bed in the morning, man, I’m ready to go. And I wanna create a to-do list. And, OK, these are the things I’m gonna do today and this is how I ultimately want to actualize my potential in this area of my life.”
We have seen a number of former NFL players make the transition to broadcasting — with guys like Tony Romo making an immediate impact — so it will be interesting to see how Brady is able to adapt and whether he can make a name for himself from the booth.
