Come next NFL season, we’re literally going to be hearing a lot from Tom Brady again. The legendary quarterback is stepping into Fox’s No. 1 NFL announcing booth next to Kevin Burkhardt, replacing the beloved Greg Olsen.
It’ll be a challenging task, especially for a rookie announcer like Brady. But it’s one that CBS’s Tony Romo thinks Brady will eventually shine in.
In a new story from The Athletic’s Richard Deitch, Romo shared a hearty endorsement of Brady’s announcing chops. He thinks that Brady’s commitment to his craft will separate him from his peers and make him a beloved addition to any Sunday football-watching living room. This sentiment comes after Romo had apparently had many discussions with Brady.
“Just two buddies talking football,” [Tony] Romo said of the conversations. “I’m excited for him. Tom [Brady] will exhaust every resource to be as good at this as anybody. I think me and him have similar traits in that we’re going to try and work as hard as humanly possible to be as good as we can be at anything that we care about. He’s doing that. I think it was a genius decision by him to wait a year coming out and prepare himself. He’s going to do a great job. I think he’s going to be outstanding.”
Only time will tell what Brady’s announcing future holds. But if he pushes himself to be as personable and analytical as possible, he probably does have a very bright future in the booth.