Over the past couple of seasons, Fox NFL analyst Greg Olsen has emerged as one of the most revered analysts in broadcasting. But thanks to Tom Brady, it looks like his time as the network’s top NFL analyst is now over.
With Fox’s NFL broadcast schedule officially completed for the 2023-24 NFL season, Tom Brady is now officially stepping in as the top analyst for Fox, leaving Greg Olsen to take a lesser role with the network and a massive pay cut with his salary falling from $10 million this year to $3 million next year if he stays with Fox.
As a result of Brady coming aboard, Olsen’s future is quite uncertain. It’s not clear whether Olsen will remain at Fox in a different role or whether he will join another network. During an interview with The Athletic this week, Olsen said that he planned to look at “the entire spectrum of opportunities” with Fox and other networks.
In any case, Brady joining Fox is causing a big problem for Olsen, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
Olsen is the best color man on television right now
the fact that Brady gets his chair before calling a single game is malarkey imo https://t.co/mie1SVpXLq
— Cons (@CaptainCons) January 29, 2024
Obviously not gonna be the first to say it but count me among the “Olsen Color Guy 1” crowd. He was so good yesterday and explaining complex stuff in ways even my father in law quickly understood. https://t.co/IqGHFcbINT
— Pitchfork Reviewer (@JayVeeThree) January 29, 2024
Greg Olsen replacing Chris Collinsworth on SNF would be fantastic https://t.co/2SPnkDDaPu
— Tom Ernisse (@DolphinsTalkTom) January 29, 2024
Salary bump down from 10 mil to 3 mil. That’s wild. To be replaced by a guy who hasn’t done this before. https://t.co/RN7JjL7niA
— Reggie Wilson (@ReggieWilsonTV) January 29, 2024
Haven’t seen a downgrade this big since Drew Bledsoe got hurt. https://t.co/PwSvuUCMr6
— Josh Boeke (@JoshBoeke) January 29, 2024
I love Tom Brady, obsessed even. That being said Greg Olsen has been the best sports analyst the game has seen in a while and I don't love this https://t.co/AJLsfHXW1a
— Richele Lynn (@richele_lynn) January 29, 2024
Olsen’s media future is quite a bit uncertain with the addition of Brady, but it’s clear that he has a lot of support.
