NFL legend Tom Brady is set to produce and appear in a forthcoming road trip comedy, but beyond that his plans for retirement are less clear.
While speculation continues to swirl about a potential return to the gridiron after Brady declined to rule it out, a Thursday report also linked him to the ongoing reshuffling in the announcers' booths of the NFL's broadcast partners.
According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Brady will be approached by both Amazon and FOX Sports as they seek to find lead color analysts.
Amazon is known to have been seeking a top analyst to handle its Thursday Night Football broadcasts, while FOX is seeking a replacement for longtime analyst Troy Aikman, who according to Marchand and other reports is leaving FOX to join ESPN's coverage of the iconic "Monday Night Football."
Brady hasn't revealed much in terms of how, if at all, he'll be involved in football now that he's officially retired.
While rumors abound about a prospective comeback -- either with the Bucs, or perhaps with the 49ers -- Brady has seemingly been curiously absent from chatter about broadcasting jobs, which is typically a first stop for many star quarterbacks upon hanging 'em up.
In recent years, Tony Romo, Drew Brees, and Peyton and Eli Manning have all made the transition to TV, joining QBs from prior eras such as Aikman, Phil Simms, Boomer Esiason, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw and Dan Fouts, to name a few.
Of course, Brady is no ordinary star quarterback. He's the most decorated QB in league history, at least in terms of Super Bowl titles, and was basically the face of the league for 20-plus years upon stepping in as a starter and leading the Patriots to a Lombardi Trophy in only his second season.
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The number of NFL games broadcast in primetime increased dramatically by the time Brady retired, and the networks need more announcers than ever to fill the airwaves. Brady is almost surely coveted by all the networks, but his interest, and what it would cost to lure him, are less clear.
In the meantime, he has his own, seemingly expanding business through his TB12 health and lifestyle brand, as well as a handful of endorsement deals. He's also had a weekly podcast, produced an ESPN series (about himself), and is set to produce and appear in the movie project, all of which would seem to indicate his interest in the entertainment industry.
Some have even suggested he'll skip over the more menial work and go straight to being an NFL owner.
Brady is no doubt looking to capitalize on his immense Q Score, but how exactly that transpires remains to be seen.
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