Despite his involvement in the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coaching search as a part-owner of the team, Tom Brady will stay in his role as Fox’s No. 1 NFL game analyst, according to his agent.
Don Yee told Sports Business Journal that Brady intends to fulfill the 10-year $375 million contract he has with Fox Sports. He’ll have nine years remaining on that deal after this season.
“Tom has had a tremendous amount of fun working with Fox this year, and he’s really excited about the future with Fox and his growth on their team,” Yee said to SBJ’s Ben Fischer. “And this year was the first year of a long relationship.”
Brady’s involvement in the Raiders’ coaching search presents a conflict of interest with he and play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt calling Saturday’s divisional round playoff game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions. If the Lions advance to the NFC championship game and the Super Bowl, Brady and Burkhardt will broadcast those matchups as well.
Tom Brady will call the Detroit Lions’ divisional playoff matchup versus the Washington Commanders for Fox and follow the Lions to the NFC championship game if Detroit advances. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The Raiders have interviewed Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as part of their coaching search. Brady reportedly took an active role in recruiting Johnson to interview for the position.
As part of rules put in place by the NFL when he took an ownership stake in the Raiders, Brady is not allowed into another team’s facility. Nor is he permitted to attend other teams’ practices or participate in production meetings with coaches, players and executives of any team whose game he’s calling.
Yet as Yahoo Sports’ Frank Schwab detailed, Brady’s providing analysis for a Lions game that Johnson is coaching raises several questions:
“How is Brady supposed to call a game without making any mention of Johnson and his offense? Would Brady be honest if he…
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