Tom Brady reflects on first year as a broadcaster with Fox: ‘There was a lot of growing pains’
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Tom Brady reflects on first year as a broadcaster with Fox: ‘There was a lot of growing pains’
Tom Brady said there were plenty of “growing pains” as he acclimated to broadcasting. Brady received mixed reviews early on as he tried to get his footing in the booth. By the Super Bowl, though, Brady received high marks for his ability to relate to the game as both a player and broadcaster.Better things should probably be expected in Year 2, since Brady has a full year of experience under his belt now and knows what to expect.. Before he blossomed into the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Brady spent his rookie year riding the bench. Once he reached his second season, Brady flashed the skills that helped him go down as the best to ever do it.
But broadcasting was a bit of a rude awakening for the NFL’s G.O.A.T. Brady admitted as much during an interview with Joel Klatt on Monday.
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When asked about his first year as a broadcaster, Brady said there were plenty of “growing pains” as he acclimated into the role.
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Brady’s comments read:
“For me, I was, like, really going into the year and I thought I was prepared because I had done a lot of research and I had a year to kinda prepare and a lot of practice games, but there was absolutely nothing that I did that could have prepared me for what I was about to endure.
“There was a lot of growing pains through the year for me just in terms of prep and then obviously going on air. And there’s things you messed up. And there’s things [where] you make mistakes.
“And [it’s] probably a lot like being an NFL quarterback. You think, ‘Hey, I’m prepared and I got it and I practiced.’ And then you go in the real game your rookie year and you’re like, ‘Oh my god, it’s a lot different. It’s a lot faster. Where are my eyes? What am I doing?’ And then it gets a little better in Week 2 and a little better in Week 3 and then sometimes you regress a little bit.
“By the time I got to the Super Bowl, I was way more comfortable. It was just a really rewarding year. And it wasn’t perfect by any means and I certainly didn’t expect it to be perfect. But [I’m] just excited about now going into Year 2 with one year under my belt.”
That’s a pretty fair assessment of Brady’s first season in the booth. He received mixed reviews early on as he tried to get his footing. And while he had some high moments, there were certainly moments of regression, which Brady called out.
By the Super Bowl, though, Brady received high marks for his ability to relate to the game as both a player and broadcaster. There was perhaps no one better equipped to explain what Patrick Mahomes was going through as the Kansas City Chiefs continued to fall behind the Philadelphia Eagles. Brady didn’t have that exact same experience during his three Super Bowl losses, but he dealt with the same disappointment of losing those games after the fact.
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Better things should probably be expected in Year 2. Like Brady said, he has a full year of experience under his belt now and knows what to expect. Before he blossomed into the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Brady spent his rookie year riding the bench. Once he reached his second season, Brady flashed the skills that helped him go down as the best to ever do it.
If his broadcasting career can come anywhere close to mirroring his growth as a player, Brady will be just fine in Year 2.