Tom Brady is feeling a bit overwhelmed by worries about his upcoming stint as an NFL announcer for Fox Sports, as he struggles to evaluate his own chances of success in the role.
Brady, 46, was appearing on FS1’s “The Herd” and was asked by host Colin Cowherd if he was watching the video of the scrimmage he’s been doing with play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhart.
“Yeah, I think there’s still room for improvement,” Brady said.
“It was pretty much the same as when I was a player, I never felt like I did things the right way. There were times after the game I’d think, ‘Oh man, I’m the worst quarterback in the NFL. Why would they want me to play quarterback for this team?'”
“And I think I’ll feel the same way at Fox. I’ll come out of the game thinking, ‘Oh man, I didn’t even give them what they wanted.’ That’s very difficult in your own mind. I’ve asked some people, ‘How do I know I did a good job?'”
Before his retirement, Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox to become the network’s top commentator.
“I think for me it all comes down to preparation. Did I feel ready? Did my crew feel ready? Did we do our best throughout the week to give ourselves the best opportunity to be successful for the fans?” Brady asked.
“Really, the match is the show. We’re there to add our views and analysis to the match, but it’s also about whether we feel like we’ve contributed something to the broadcast. From my standpoint, I’m going to try as hard as I can in the process to make sure I deliver, because I don’t want to let anyone down.”
“I don’t want to disappoint the people here at Fox, and I don’t want to disappoint our great NFL fans.”
Brady made his debut in the Fox Football booth during last weekend’s UFL championship game in St. Louis, but was booed by a group of fans who seemed to have still not forgotten the Spygate scandal that engulfed the Patriots and Rams.
