Rob Gronkowski comments on Tom Brady broadcasting Tom Brady is already breaking records in his upcoming craeer as a broadcaster and it hasn’t even taken off yet. He signed an unprecedented deal with Fox worth $375 million across 10 years to call live NFL games in the booth, despite the fact that he has never done so before. It’s reportedly the largest contract ever given to any broadcaster in sports history. He did, however, call the UFL championship game.
The NFL legend will make his highly-anticiapted debut in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season in a nationally televised game between the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. His former teammate Rob Gronkowski recently appeared on an episode of Good Morning Football to share his opinion on Brady’s transition to a new side of football.
Gronkowski explained:
“I think Tom Brady is going to absolutely dominate in the booth. He’ll definitely have his ups and downs. Of course, anyone entering a new gig in life, you’re going to have to have some lessons that you’re going to have to learn, but overall, I think he’s going to be very successful.
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“The advice I would give him is, ‘Don’t overthink it and just be your star, you know, go out there and share that gift that he was born with.’ And that gift is the knowledge of football that he has and he has the most knowledge for the game of football than any former football player out there. So just go out and share that knowledge with the wrold and he will absolutely dominate.”
He added:
“I will never put anything past him and he has all this time to prepare, and when he has time to prepare, he will always be on his A game. So Tom Brady is going to dominate. I can’t wait for it. (TS – 4:08)”
Dominating was clearly a theme for Brady during his career as a player, as he holds many NFL records. This includes the most wins, passing yards, touchdowns, and Super Bowl rings by any player ever.
Apparently Gronkowksi thinks that his former quarterback is in line to keep dominating in another area of football, where he has already set the record for being the highest-paid sports broadcaster of all-time.
Comparing Tom Brady’s Fox contract to other sports broadcasters
Tom Brady contract
When Fox signed Tom Brady to a $375 million contract across 10 years, he set the record for receiving the highest AAV for any sports broadcaster ever. In fact, he more than doubled any other salary for a booth analyst and reportedly became the highest-paid person in sports media.
Tony Romo most recently set the record with $18 million in AAV with CBS and ESPN matched that number for Troy Aikman. They are making less than half of what Brady’s deal pays him at $37.5 million in AAV.
The next closest person in sports media is reportedly Jim Rome, who earns an AAV of $30 million from CBS after his long and successful career. The major difference is that Brady has yet to even call an NFL game, so his career is just getting started.