Drew Brees' playing days may be over, but it appears he'll remain a fixture in national coverage of America's favorite sport.
The legendary quarterback, who officially called it a career over the weekend, is joining NBC Sports as a football analyst, the network announced on Monday morning.
The move was widely expected after it was been reported last year that Brees had opted to sign with NBC, apparently eschewing an offer from ESPN to join the Monday Night Football booth.
Brees, who turned 42 in January, would have been a relatively unremarkable choice as recently as a year ago, but that all changed when he made himself the leading exponent of resistance to peaceful player protests against systemic racism and police violence, when he boldly declared that he could never tolerate "disrespecting the flag."
The native Texan later apologized for the ham-fisted remarks amid fierce backlash, but the damage appeared to have been done.
The incident set the tone for a strange and at times trying final season for the Purdue product, who missed time with rib and lung injuries after absorbing some crushing hits in a Week 10 contest against San Francisco, and was a frequent target for frustrated fans who felt that his apparently diminishing game was hurting a team that might otherwise be poised for a title run.
Brees will serve as a studio analyst for Football Night in America on Sunday evenings. He'll also be in the booth to provide analysis for Notre Dame football games, which have long been carried by the Peacock Network.
The Super Bowl XLIV champion and 2006 All-Pro was expected to be groomed as a potential replacement for Cris Collinsworth on the SNF broadcast, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported last year.
Brees confirmed the news during a Monday morning appearance on NBC's flagship morning show.
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