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Fox Producer: Tom Brady Is In Broadcasting for the Long Haul as Raiders Ties Deepen

Lead producer Richie Zyontz cites Brady’s year-two growth as evidence of a long-term commitment to the booth.

Overview

  • Zyontz told Sports Business Journal that Brady intends to keep calling games “as long as he can” and said the analyst has “gotten damn good at it.”
  • Brady, in year two of a reported 10-year, $375 million Fox deal, drew widespread notice for cleaner, more confident work alongside play-by-play partner Kevin Burkhardt.
  • Explaining his improvement, Brady said he shifted to thinking like a quarterback rather than preparing like a traditional announcer and credited Burkhardt for the partnership.
  • Sunday’s NFC Championship between the Rams and Seahawks is Brady’s final Fox assignment this season, with NBC holding Super Bowl LX rights.
  • After Las Vegas dismissed head coach Pete Carroll, the Raiders said GM John Spytek will run football operations in close collaboration with Brady; Brady says broadcasting is his current priority as league and network have not objected to his dual roles.