It is the largest contract in sportscasting history, as it more than doubles both CBS’ Tony Romo and ESPN’s Troy Aikman in average annual salary of $18 million per season.
, you have to appreciate how the network has looked at itself since its inception and what it would take to entice the greatest quarterback of all time into the broadcast booth.
Fox had a no-brainer replacement for Buck in Kevin Burkhardt as its top NFL play-by-player, but its next best analyst was former All-Pro tight end Greg Olsen. Besides Olsen, Fox could have turned to NBC’s Drew Brees, another all-time quarterback. NBC and Brees seem as if they may be willing to break up after one year.While Brees satisfies the big-name criteria, the fact NBC and he are so willing to split had to be a red flag. Another potential Hall of Famer, Phillip Rivers, had no interest. No matter what, none of them are Brady.
Just last year, 75 of the top 100 shows were NFL games. The NFL just completed new 11-year deals with Fox, ESPN, NBC, CBS and Amazon for $110 billion.
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