Tom Brady rejects rumors of leaving Fox: ‘I’ve got nine years left…and maybe longer’

Despite rumors that Tom Brady won’t fulfill his 10-year contract with Fox, the NFL quarterback-turned-analyst claims he wants to see their partnership last even longer.

Brady joined Colin Cowherd’s Fox Sports Radio and FS1 show Wednesday afternoon and was quickly asked to address his future with the network. While Brady has nine years left on his contract, many are forecasting the seven-time Super Bowl champion to leave the booth after next month’s Super Bowl to focus on his minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

“It breaks my heart that we only got to work a year together and you’re already leaving,” Cowherd said jokingly after introducing Brady to the show. “It’s really hard for me…I don’t know where you’re going, but you’re already leaving. Would you address that please?”

“I got nine years left on my deal and maybe longer, you never know. If Fox wants me, then I want to go. We’ll just keep going because it’s been really fun thus far.” – Tom Brady addresses future at Fox. pic.twitter.com/vDxRv70cWt

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“I thought it was a great run, one solid year,” Brady said sarcastically to garner a hearty chuckle out of Cowherd. “I don’t know where it comes from, I know it always says ‘sources close to Brady or whatever.’ But I’ve had the best time at Fox.”

It comes from the fact that no one ever looked at Brady as having a future in broadcasting throughout his 23 years in the NFL. But Brady was looking for a way to remain connected to football in his retirement and Fox came calling with a historic 10-year $375 million contract to be their lead analyst. That, however, was before Brady became a minority owner of the Raiders, which now gives him another way of remaining connected to the NFL for life, with or without broadcasting.

“Behind the scenes there’s so many incredible people that bring the NFL to life,” Brady continued. “And to see kind of how it is from a different perspective… I’ve watched so many games from the sideline view and now I’m sitting up there in the booth and seeing it from a different perspective and I’ve loved the whole process and diving into all these different teams. It’s been a lot of growth for me in one year and I really can’t wait to see what it looks like in year two and way beyond that too. I got nine years left on my deal and maybe longer, you never know. If Fox wants me, then I want to go. we’ll just keep going because it’s been really fun thus far.”

Cowherd asked about his Raiders ownership and what it entails, but did not ask about the NFL restrictions placed on Brady as a broadcaster or whether there is any merit to the conflict of interest concerns.

No one doubts Brady is having fun in the booth and enjoys working alongside Kevin Burkhardt. The questions surrounding his future at Fox, however, have to do with his ability to properly and proficiently hold two jobs. One as an NFL analyst, the other as an NFL owner.