Tom Brady sought Olsen’s advice as his successor, even as he ousted Greg Olsen from Fox Sports’ top NFL broadcast booth.
Olsen, who is currently part of the station’s used duo with Joe Davis, told USA Today on Friday that he spoke with the future Hall of Famer a few weeks ago.
“he [Brady] I was just trying to wrap my head around preparation, the industry, and what to expect. ” olsen said. “So, I don’t know. Everyone’s on their own journey in sports broadcasting. I think everyone finds it easy.
“I think everyone is thinking about being able to go up to the venue and instantly have three hours of live football coverage, getting into the game, getting out of the game, dealing with the flow of the game, the players, the scheme, the terminology. A lot of things happen during a game, and I think some players transition well and get used to it quickly. And others don’t. Over the past few years, we’ve seen mixed results. I’m here.”
But considering the changing status of broadcast staffs, Olsen, a three-time Pro Bowl tight end, doesn’t believe there’s a “real correlation” between successful players and successful broadcasters. said.
“I mean, obviously his playing career and resume and stuff like that, he’s an all-timer. So let’s see how this year goes,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any real correlation between being a great player or an average player and whether it’s a great broadcaster or an average broadcaster. We I think we’ve seen samples on both ends of that spectrum. So let’s see how it all plays out.”
This season, Tom Brady will join Kevin Burkhart as a color commentator under the massive 10-year, $375 million contract he agreed to after taking a gap year after his final NFL season with the Buccaneers in 2022. It turns out.
He announced his second retirement in February 2023.
The network signed Olsen in 2021, working alongside Burkhardt on the No. 2 team that season, but the team was later promoted after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman appeared on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” .
Olsen has previously worked with Davis, Fox’s new partner, during the MLB postseason when Burkhardt was absent.
