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In a wide-ranging interview with Variety posted Thursday, Brady
discussed his future as an analyst with Fox Sports and owner of
a production, athletic-wear and NFT companies without committing
to when he'll end his storied career.
After a retirement that lasted just 40 days, he wants to be more
sure next time.
"I would say it's year to year: Could this be my last year?
Absolutely," said Brady, who will turn 45 before the start of
the 2022 season. "Could I change my mind? Absolutely. I've
realized I don't have five years left. I want to do it my way. I
want to give it everything I got and see where I'm at. My body
feels really good."
In the meantime, he is Fox Sports' lead analyst in waiting.
Former NFL tight end Greg Olsen will keep the seat warm for him
until Brady is ready to fulfill the terms of a 10-year, $375
million deal.
He conceded that he is "very close to the end" of his NFL career
but hasn't told the bosses at Fox when he'll be joining them. He
doesn't plan on that coming in 2022, however, even if the
Buccaneers are eliminated from the playoffs. He's giving his
current gig his all this year without thinking of stepping into
the next one, he said.
He does know the type of analyst he will be, however.
"I'm there to support. I'm there to inform," he said. "I have a
great knowledge of the game. And I also have very high
expectations of what players and coaches should do in the field.
I'll have no problem being critical of things that I disagree
with, and I'll have no problem praising things that are
exceptional."
When he eventually does retire, however, he'll have his
athleisure line called Brady, his TB12 fitness company, his 199
Productions content company and more waiting for him, too. Plus,
he wants to spend more time with his wife, Gisele Bundchen, and
three children in the home they are building in Miami.
"Most guys' careers end before the age of 30, and I've been
really lucky that I've had this career that I've loved to do for
two-plus decades," he said. "Cultivating experiences that are
outside my main thing, which is my sport, has always been
something that I've been preparing for. I've been planning for
not playing football, and football's just continued to go. So I
know that I'm at the very, very end of my career. It's not like
I have 10 years left. When I'm done, I'll be able to transition
to things that are already up and running."
--Field Level Media
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