FOX Sports boast two of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time on their broadcast roster.
Tom Brady has gone from winning Super Bowls to calling them from the booth, having signed a ten-year, $375million contract that saw him step into the role in 2024.
But long before he became the most famous color commentator in all of sports, Terry Bradshaw was the big star that many fans tuned into FOX to see.
The Pittsburgh Steelers legend has been a staple of football coverage on the network for three decades, having joined FOX NFL Sunday in 1994.
Bradshaw made his name in the broadcast world by acting as a comic foil to his co-hosts, and also developed a reputation for criticizing players and teams when necessary over the years.
He has won three Sports Emmy Awards as a studio analyst, and remains a much-loved part of the FOX Sports team.
Now, the Hall of Fame QB believes it’s time for FOX to cough up the kind of money that brings him in line with Brady’s huge $37.5m salary.
During a recent appearance on the ‘To The Point – Home Services Podcast’, Bradshaw discussed the incredible audience numbers that FOX’s Super Bowl LIX pre-game coverage brought in.
“The FOX pre-game show averaged 28 million for five hours,” he said, referencing a broadcast that saw Brady flex a $740k watch.
“Who in the world is going to sit around and watch that mess for five hours? 28 million (people).
“You know how much money they made? More money than plumbers. I can assure you that — 28 million!”
Bradshaw, 76, then joked about a scenario in which he’d burst into the Fox Sports offices and ask for a big raise for his contribution, before taking aim at Brady’s deal.
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He continued, with a cheeky smile: “I guarantee you, if I go in there and ask for a raise? ‘We don’t have it. We’re running a little tight.’
“Well, you just paid Tom Brady $37m a year! I’ll take it.
“I did some bad deals, that’s what it was.”
While Bradshaw’s salary has not been disclosed publicly, sources estimate his deal with FOX to be in the annual range of $2m.
That, of course, is far less than Brady’s mega $375m contract.
Given the four-time Super Bowl winner has helped shape FOX’s NFL identity in the decades he has spent with the network, it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see him re-negotiate his deal if he is to stick around for a few more years.
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Just don’t expect to see him in the same ballpark as Brady.
Bradshaw and his FOX Sports colleagues are said to be facing a Christmas Day broadcasting ban, too.
NFL fans will tune into Netflix to watch the Dallas Cowboys take on the Washington Commanders and the Minnesota Vikings face the Detroit Lions on December 25.
Given the streaming giant only have live broadcast rights to one day a year, it does not have its own roster of talent to rely on.
Per Front Office Sports, Netflix requested on-air talent from both FOX and ESPN to help with its broadcast, but has been met with a cold response.
Therefore, the likes of Brady and Bradshaw aren’t expected to appear on Netflix presentation of the games, with CBS talent expected to be used instead.
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