Tom Brady knows all too well how valuable practice reps are during game week, but his new job on Sundays doesn't offer the same preparation for the matchup ahead.
So Brady knows he's “learning as he goes” alongside Kevin Burkhardt in the FOX Sports broadcast booth in his first year providing color commentary for “America's Game of the Week.”
Fox News Digital caught up with Brady ahead of his Week 4 assignment, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles, where he got candid about how difficult it is to practice for this role in football when the real thing happens at kickoff.
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Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones, left, and analyst Tom Brady, center right, talk with others during the team's warm-up before an NFL football game against the Browns in Cleveland, May 8 September 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
“Obviously, it gets better every week and it gets better every year,” said Brady, who also spoke about his partnership with Abbott and the Big Ten Conference for their “We Give Blood Drive” campaign. “There are definitely unique challenges to really a new professional role, and I'm learning it as I go. There's no hiding. It's not like there's really a practice field.
“The only way to do it is you can't just go into the studio and start replaying a practice game. I did that, I did a lot. But it's a lot different when you're at the 50-yard line.” and real things are happening in real time.”
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Brady also knows very well how important it is to receive advice and constructive criticism to reach your full potential. So as he works with Burkhardt and others to hone his new craft, he's aware that it won't be perfect from the start.
But at the same time, Brady enjoys this side of the business, as he is still very involved in the league in which he spent 23 seasons as a player.
“You just have to give yourself a little grace and also understand that there's a lot of urgency to try to get it right,” Brady explained. “It's never going to be perfect, but it's just a great challenge, and I really enjoy being involved in the game and seeing a lot of these young athletes go out and play their hearts out and try to make a career for themselves.
Fox announcer Tom Brady walks onto the field before the San Francisco 49ers play the New Orleans Saints in an NFL preseason game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on August 18, 2024. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“The coaches, I know what it means to these communities when their teams do well. So it's fun to be a part of it.”
As Brady looks ahead to Week 4, many football fans are eagerly awaiting his opinion on the Bucs, a team he called his own for the final three seasons of his illustrious career and with which he won his last Super Bowl in 2020.
The Eagles are looking for redemption after last season's Wild Card Round loss at Tampa Bay. With Saquon Barkley now in Philadelphia, there are sure to be fireworks when these two face off in South Florida.
There will be more important matchups for Brady to provide his analysis for this season and beyond.
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And just like when he began his NFL career in 2001, he'll give it his all in every rep he does with the headphones on to make sure he gives fans his best performance on Sunday.
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