Tom Brady is a little over a month away from completing his first season in the FOX broadcast booth by working the Super Bowl with Kevin Burkhardt. It's been an unusual ride for the seven-time NFL champion, both in terms of how he got the job and what he's being paid to do it. Then there's all the increased attention that comes with learning how to perform in a second act.
Through it all, there's been lingering suspicion that he won't make it to the end of his 10-year deal, which has ratcheted up in recent weeks. Andrew Marchand, one of the most plugged-in people in sports media, predicted the other day that Brady would drop his microphone for a more involved role with the Las Vegas Raiders.
