Tom Brady graces the FOX booth for the first time during UFL game after signing historic $375 million deal

Brady assisted Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt in play by play calling instead of assuming his proposed role of an analyst.

Tom Brady graces the FOX booth for the first time during UFL game after signing historic $375 million deal

Tom Brady debuts with FOX (Image via IMAGO/screengrab X)

Earlier last week, Dov Kleiman reported that Tom Brady would present the UFL and UFL MVP trophy in St. Louis, Missouri. FOX Sports bagged the rights to broadcast the Championship game between the San Antonio Brahmas and the Birmingham Stallion, so there was an opportunity for the recent Patriots Hall of Famer to make his debut in the booth.

The 46-year-old retired NFL quarterback who signed a 10-year $375 million contract with the network joined FOX regulars Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt inside the broadcasting room replacing Greg Olsen. Although he will begin his life as a football analyst in Week 1 of the NFL season, this experience would prove to be beneficial.

As the Stallions dominated against the Brahmas, Menefee asked Brady about his impressions of the championship game.

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Brady replied that the game felt different from his analytical eyes. He saw a lot of open spaces that the teams could utilize better and critiqued that quarterbacks were focused more on finding the players close to them rather than going deep.

Somebody’s gotta get the ball down the field [and try to open this field a little bit]. It’s a lot of horizontal passes, and defenses are swarming and trying to punch the ball out. Make them defend every blade of grass.
Tom Brady told Menefee and Klatt

Birmingham recorded a landslide 25-0 victory over San Antonio. Brady presented the UFL MVP trophy to the Stallions quarterback, Adrian Martinez, who also made it into the All-UFL team.

Tom Brady revealed the hardest part about broadcasting life

The seven-time Super Bowl winner recently revealed that he is taking help from AI to be game-ready for his lead analyst gig with FOX alongside Kevin Burkhardt. He finds the job fascinating and challenging at the same time. The biggest hurdle that the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB sees is his competitive nature as an ex-player.

Tom Brady (Image via IMAGO)

Brady claimed the analysis part doesn’t scare him too much, but sometimes his emotions as a football player spring out without any notice.

Sometimes I get a little too serious because I see myself as quarterback Tom Brady, as opposed to let’s enjoy a great game of football, Tom Brady. [Sometimes] I may come off a little too critical so I’m trying to make sure I have the right tone.
Tom Brady said while speaking with Jimmy Traina on his podcast powered by SI Media

Brady took a year off after retiring from football to prepare himself for the broadcasting role. He spent time with his kids and recently the Patriots retired his No. 12 jersey as a tribute to his contributions to the organization.

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