Report seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner Tom Brady stated he’s “very excited” to commentate on his first NFL title sport this Sunday following his debut season within the broadcast sales space with Fox Sports activities.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tackle the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans – stay on Sky Sports activities NFL from 10pm forward of kick-off from 11.30pm (that includes Brady’s commentary) – going in the hunt for an historic third straight championship, with Patrick Mahomes eyeing a fourth general on the age of 29.
Talking to reporters forward of Sunday’s huge sport, Brady stated his method will likely be much like his 10 Tremendous Bowl appearances as a participant, including that he does not imagine Mahomes’ success tarnishes his personal legacy.
“I’m very excited for what’s ahead,” Brady stated. “It’s about ‘did we feel we approached the game the right way, and were we prepared?’
“Finally, it comes down to 2 issues; was I assured in what I stated, and did I get pleasure from myself? If these are ‘sure’, then we did a very good job.”
Whereas Brady’s Patriots fell quick of their quest for 3 successive Tremendous Bowls, he stated he could be blissful to look at Mahomes and the Chiefs develop into the primary crew within the Tremendous Bowl period to tug off the ‘three-peat’.
A fourth Tremendous Bowl win for Mahomes would additionally nudge him nearer to Brady’s seven – a report that few thought could possibly be reached when he retired.
“I love seeing other people achieve great things, and anything Patrick is doing, I don’t believe will ever detract from what I accomplished in my career,” Brady stated.
“The reality is we all have our journeys. The comparisons are fun naturally for the media because it serves a different perspective and context that people can write and talk about. But as a competitor that I was, I never viewed it that way, and I still don’t today, even in the role that I am in now.”
Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox in Might 2022 when nonetheless taking part in for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He retired after that season and determined in February 2023 to take a yr off earlier than shifting into the sales space.
Having are available in for some criticism on social media, particularly after his very first broadcast, Brady has grown into the function since.
“I’ve enjoyed the learning curve. I love the ability to take the viewer inside of just the way that I see things,” Brady stated.
“In some ways, it’s very simple. In some ways, it’s very complicated. I feel as a crew, we’re all hitting our stride. We know each other better every week.
“Hopefully, this [the Super Bowl] is our greatest sport but.”
Broadcaster Kevin Burkhardt, who is asking his second Tremendous Bowl, alongside Brady, stated he has seen his co-commentator enhance because the season has progressed.
“I think there’s a reason that not everybody dives into this end of the pool, because it’s hard to be on TV for three and a half hours every week – and not to have an edit button and go back and hit the delete button,” Burkhardt stated.
“I think the goal the whole way along was for us as a team to grow and get better as the year goes on. I think with anybody new, and I’ve worked with enough new partners over the years, it takes time to build chemistry, whether they’re a TV veteran or not, and I think with this, it’s no different.
“I am simply pleased with the place we at the moment are.”
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in Tremendous Bowl 59 on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday February 9, stay on Sky Sports activities NFL and Important Occasion from 10pm forward of kick-off at 11.30pm; 17-time Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar headlines the half-time present