After just one season as an analyst for Notre Dame games, and being in the studio for NBC’s Football Night in America, it was announced in June that Drew Brees wouldn’t return to the network this year. After much speculation on why his tenure was so short, Brees explained his reasoning for taking a step back during an interview with The Spun.
“The reason I didn’t do it this year, from a broadcasting perspective, is my family,” Brees said. “You have to be gone for the weekends, and that’s what I basically did as a player.