FOX’s decision to commit $375 million to Tom Brady over the next 10 years hasn’t sat well with one of his co-workers.
Terry Bradshaw, who’s been with FOX since 1994, recently appeared on the “To The Point — Home Services Podcast” and aired his grievances about how much money the network made last NFL season — especially after the viewership Super Bowl LIX brought in.
“There’s 330 million people in America. That is a ton. The FOX pregame show averaged 28 million for five hours,” Bradshaw said. “Who in the world is gonna sit around and watch that mess for five hours?
“You know how much money they made?” he continued. “God. More money than plumbers, I can assure you that. $28 million. And I guarantee you, if you go in there and ask for a raise, ”Well, we don’t have any. We’re running a little tight.’
Bradshaw then specifically pointed to Brady’s deal.
“Well, you just paid Tom Brady $37 million a year. I’ll take it. I did some bad deals, that’s what it was.”
FOX committed the time and money to Brady in 2022 — before the longtime quarterback even retired. Once he took over in the booth, it pushed Greg Olsen to the No. 2 crew. Olsen became a fan favorite during his time alongside Kevin Burkhardt.
Bradshaw’s “FOX NFL Sunday” has been the most-watched pregame show for over three decades.
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