Since retiring from football after the 2022 season, Tom Brady has been making headlines for various reasons, with most surrounding the start of his broadcasting career this fall since the 2024 offseason began.
While promoting his new venture over the last several months, the legendary quarterback has become more open about his career and life, most of which he kept tight-lipped about while an active player in the NFL.
It led to him agreeing to be the next victim of a comedy roast special on Netflix earlier this year, which contained a lot of personal jabs that seemed like they would have been untouchable subjects in years past.
Brady has also spoken a lot about his falling out with the Patriots, speaking candidly about it during the controversial series “The Dynasty” and in sporadic interviews. Although he continues to praise Bill Belichick, even doing so during his Patriots Hall of Fame enshrinement, there still feels like there’s more to the story that fans don’t know yet, and based on his latest move this summer, we might get answers involving those topics.
Tom Brady agrees to “no-holds-barred” interview at Fanatics Fan Fest next month
Throughout his NFL career, Brady followed the most politically correct way of answering questions and conducting interviews. He became known for his responses with as few details as possible, but it looks like he might be attempting to change that since hanging up his cleats.
Because of the league and his personal partnership with Fanatics, Brady will attend the Fan Fest event in New York City next month, participating in an advertised “candid, unscripted conversation that will delve into the biggest topics in sports and beyond” led by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.
Based on that description, it would seem as though nothing will be off limits and knowing Smith’s history of interviews, that should be expected. But will Brady really agree to be that transparent?
Sure, he’s been more vocal since retiring, but he also let it be known that he wasn’t completely okay with how his comedy roast went and the jokes made. Perhaps that was his reaction due to the involvement of his family in the jokes, so a conversation with Smith about his career might be treated differently.
If that’s the case, it will be interesting to see how deep they go and how much Brady reveals throughout the conversation.
Will he address his relationship with Bill Belichick further? Will he go into more detail regarding his decision to leave the Patriots? Will Smith mention any of the cheating scandals? We’ll have to wait and see, and hopefully, it will be a fascinating conversation.