When Tom Brady took his gap season between his final NFL game in early 2023 and his debut as Fox Sports’ $375 million analyst this Sunday, he studied NFL broadcasts like he was trying to figure out a defense as a quarterback.
Known for his meticulousness, Brady would not only study fellow lead analysts, such as CBS’ Tony Romo, ESPN’s Troy Aikman and NBC’s Cris Collinsworth, to see how they did the job, but also in conversations with Fox Sports executive producer Brad Zager, play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt, and the network’s No.