"After a painful rookie season in the broadcast booth, Brady has had a promising start to his second year. In week one, on the Giants-Commanders call, he put together the best performance of his fledgling career. He sounded relaxed confident, even. The whisper-shout that he revealed last year, an attempt to rebrand himself as Broadcaster Brady, was dropped. In its place came a more natural delivery and cadence. He was sharp. He seemed to be having fun."
"Eight days later, Brady wandered into his other chair as a team owner. He was in Vegas to watch the Raiders play the Chargers on Monday Night Football. ESPN showed Brady wearing a headset while sitting in the Raiders' coaching booth. During the broadcast, sideline reporter Peter Schrager said: [Raiders offensive coordinator] Chip Kelly told us he talks to Brady two to three times per week. They go through film. They go through the gameplan. Brady is a luxury for the coaches."
Tom Brady occupies twin roles as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and as the lead NFL broadcaster on Fox, creating muddled lines and potential scandal. After a difficult first broadcast season, he improved markedly in his second year, delivering a natural, confident cadence and occasional insightful commentary. Eight days after a strong broadcast, he appeared in the Raiders' coaching booth wearing a headset while watching a game, and reporters noted regular film and gameplan conversations with coaches. The NFL posted then removed a clip of him in the booth, underscoring the conflict and the need for a definitive choice.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]