Even after expressing that he’ll join the FOX Sports top NFL booth in 2024, many still don’t believe Tom Brady will ever be a regular game announcer for the network. You can place CBS Sports analyst Phil Simms in that camp.
During an interview with Front Office Sports, Simms was asked about Brady’s broadcast future and said he doesn’t view it as a slam dunk.
“I’ve got to see it – or hear it – to believe it. I don’t know. I just can’t picture Tom Brady up there announcing games. You know why? He’s Tom Brady. He’s just bigger than life…In this day and age, is it worth it for him?
“Hey, I think they’ll use him in different ways. I don’t care. I’m going to say he doesn’t do games. They’ll put him on a pregame show and let him talk a little. There’s lots of ways to use him. He’s Tom Brady…He looks good. And he knows a lot of football, that’s for sure. So yes, I think they’ll use him in a different way. I don’t have any insight – and I don’t even care. But I’ll be surprised if he does games. I will be.
And you know, too, Greg Olsen did a good job this year. That has to make you sit back and wonder. So we’ll see.”
The 67-year-old Simms worked as the top NFL game analyst for CBS Sports after an impressive playing career.
Simms has also served as a longtime analyst for Inside the NFL, which will move from the Paramount+ streaming platform. He said the program will be something he’ll think fondly of.
“I will miss it. It was just a different platform. It was fun to do. There is a lot of freedom there,” concluded Simms.
