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Veteran FOX Sports analyst Terry Bradshaw has called his employer out for handing fellow former quarterback Tom Brady a $375 million contract.
The network famously signed Brady to a 10-year deal to the tune of the aforementioned amount while he was still an NFL player. The contract put TB12 in the No. 1 spot at FOX as far as color commentary goes, with Greg Olsen receiving a demotion as a result.
The seven-time Super Bowl winner debuted in his broadcasting role last season and, while there was a learning curve, he received lots of plaudits for what he brought to the booth.
Bradshaw, meanwhile, has co-hosted FOX’s NFL pregame and postgame show ‘FOX NFL Sunday’ for over 30 years.
He was recently interviewed on the ‘To The Point Home Services’ podcast and joked about asking for a raise, suggesting that he might not get it due to money being tight on account of Brady’s massive wages.
“Did you see the numbers they did? The largest Super Bowl in history. 126 million people,” he said. “There’s 330 million people in America. That is a ton. The Fox pregame show averaged 28 million for five hours. Who in the world is gonna sit around and watch that mess for five hours? 28 million.”
Bradshaw noted that FOX made millions from the Super Bowl alone this year but that it would still be tough to get a raise due to Brady’s presence.
“You know how much money they made? God. More money than plumbers, I can assure you that. 28 million,” he continued.
He added:
“And I guarantee you, if I go in there and ask for a raise, ‘Well, we don’t have any… we’re running a little tight.’ Well, you just paid Tom Brady $37 million a year. I’ll take it. I did some bad deals, that’s what it was.”
While this was said lightheartedly, Terry Bradshaw is likely still in awe over the sum Brady gets paid to talk football.
Of course, no one has won as much as he has, so it’s certainly deserved. Brady has also launched multiple business ventures since retiring, including acquiring a stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, which means he’s already an NFL owner.
Still, it feels like he’s just getting started.
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