He was supposed to be a lame duck, just filling the analyst role for FOX Sports’ lead NFL broadcasting team until Tom Brady makes a much-ballyhooed entrance. But that duck, Greg Olsen, has flown higher than most expected, creating an awkward situation for all parties involved as the network prepares to televise the Super Bowl — the biggest event in all of American television — on Sunday.
After Joe Buck and Troy Aikman departed FOX last spring for ESPN after two decades together, FOX reached an agreement with Brady to take over for Aikman once Brady’s playing career ended.