What Tom Brady’s Fox Sports bosses want him to change about his NFL commentary

Tom Brady is still learning how to master his trade off the field.

Fox Sports execs reportedly want the NFL analyst, who signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with the network after he retired from the league last year, to incorporate more of what he is seeing on the field into his commentary.

“In his first 10 games as Fox Sports’ top analyst, Tom Brady has instead focused on things you don’t find in a playbook: pointing out the leadership of stars, focusing on the development of young players and looking for accountability among veterans,” sports journalist John Ourand wrote in his latest Puck newsletter.

Tom Brady’s Fox Sports bosses reportedly want him to incorporate more of what he’s seeing on the field into his commentary. Fox/NFL Sports journalist John Ourand said the retired NFL star has so far “focused on things you don’t find in a playbook.” Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

“Fox producers have been pushing Brady to incorporate more of what he’s seeing on the field — duh — into his commentary,” he continued. “And these sorts of observations — why a play worked or fell apart — are starting to pop up more frequently on the broadcast.”

Ourand said the former quarterback, 47, “has gotten better during the past couple of games” and reported that Fox insiders are “confident that he’ll continue to improve.”

Brady will be back in the booth Thursday to comment live from Arlington, Texas, during the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game.

Ourand reported that Fox insiders are “confident” Brady will “continue to improve.” Getty Images Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox Sports after he retired from the league last year. Fox/NFL

While the seven-time Super Bowl champ calls his first Thanksgiving game, his two youngest kids, Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11, will be spending the holiday in Costa Rica with their pregnant mom, Gisele Bündchen, and her boyfriend, Joaquim Valente.

“Gisele took the kids and headed to Costa Rica with Joaquim to spend the holiday with each other,” an insider told Page Six exclusively Tuesday. “Tom is supportive, and that’s the arrangement he and Gisele have agreed upon.”

Brady “will be busy working” on Thanksgiving “and will be tied up with work,” the source noted.

The seven-time Super Bowl champ will be back in the booth Thursday to comment on the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving game. Getty Images While he’s working, his two youngest children will spend the holiday in Costa Rica with their mom, Gisele Bündchen, and her boyfriend. Instagram/@tombrady

The former NFL star will still “have plenty of time to spend with his children during the holiday season,” the insider told us.

Brady and the supermodel, 44, called it quits on their 13-year marriage in October 2022.

The retired athlete is also dad to son Jack, 17, whom he shares with ex Bridget Moynahan. Meanwhile, Bündchen is currently expecting her first child with Valente, whom she began dating in June 2023.