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It’s hard to believe that Tom Brady has been out of the NFL for nearly two full seasons after putting together a career that may never be duplicated.
Brady went through the difficult choice of retiring from the league and going to the other side of sports in the television world. He played 23 seasons in the NFL between the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing with seven Super Bowl titles.
One of his greatest colleagues, Aaron Rodgers, will have to go through the same mental gymnastics over the next few weeks as his career hangs in the balance. Rodgers played most of his career with the Green Bay Packers, but had stints with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. On Monday night, Rodgers’ career could have ended with a playoff loss to the Houston Texans.
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Tom Brady is shown before the NFL Wild Card game between the San Fransisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 11, 2026 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. (Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Brady, while at the unveiling of Fanatics Studios in Inglewood, California, was asked if he had any advice for the four-time NFL MVP.
“It’s up to everybody to decide what they want their future to look like, and Aaron will have a lot of options no matter what he does post-career,” Brady told Pakinomist Digital. “But he’s had a great career and whatever he chooses I’ll be happy for him because it’s the right thing for him.”
Brady has become a mainstay in the sports broadcasting world since hanging up the cleats, as he and Kevin Burkhardt are the No. 1 announcer for FOX NFL games. He heard a ton of criticism his first year about his broadcast chops and whether he could be as great in the booth as he was on the field.
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Former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, left, chats with former NFL quarterback Tom Brady before a game Sept. 8, 2024, in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
In season two, sports media pundits and fans alike agreed that Brady showed tremendous improvement — highlighted by his analysis of how quarterbacks should throw during windy games.
He opened up about his improvement to Pakinomist Digital.
“You know, my mom said that too,” he said with a smile. “You know, it’s been fun just getting more comfortable. Like all of us, you start a job and you kind of don’t know what you don’t know, and your first year there’s a lot of learning. And look, this year has been a lot of learning for me too. Just constantly tinkering with my preparations.
“But you know what I love? I have the best team at FOX Sports. I have the best executives. They give us so much guidance and support. The No. 1 ranked studio program in America over the last thousand years. Our football broadcast has kicked a… I have a great team of people that I work with – Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Rinaldi, Tom Rinaldi, Erin Andrews, producer, all of our men, we love working with their producer. the scenes, our graphics team, we have best team in sports and I love being a part of it.”
Brady will be back on the field playing flag football in Saudi Arabia in March, which will be televised on FOX.
What is he most looking forward to?
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“Dominating and kicking… As always. I hope you don’t expect anything less than that.”
