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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Sam Farmer

NFL players turned broadcasters have warnings for Tom Brady when he goes in TV booth

LOS ANGELES — Tom Brady confirmed this week that, after his playing career is done, he will turn his attention to TV, becoming NFL lead analyst for Fox. Unquestionably, he has every quality — name, looks, resume — to break salary records and even overshadow the games he's covering.

But everybody has to start somewhere and, if history is a guide, Brady will go through some growing pains the way every analyst does.

"People think it's just a conversation," said Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, an ESPN analyst. "In the end, like acting, the talent is to make it seem natural. … There's an art to it."

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