Brady to join Fox Sports when career ends
NEW YORK » Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead analyst once his playing career ends, the network said Tuesday.
When that actually happens is unclear, because Brady recently changed his mind about retiring and said he plans to continue playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season.
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch made the announcement during a corporate investor call on Tuesday.
“Over the course of this long-term agreement, Tom will not only call our our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, he will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives,” Murdoch said.
Murdoch said it’s “entirely up to” Brady when he decides to retire from football and join Fox. Brady led the Bucs to a Super Bowl title following the 2020 season and NFC South championship last season. He teamed with coach Bill Belichick to win six Super Bowls during 20 seasons with the Patriots.
Nickelodeon gets Christmas game
Call it a slime-time matchup: The NFL game on Christmas Day between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams will be broadcast by Nickelodeon.
The network, which previously televised two playoff games, and CBS will handle TV duties on Dec. 25 at 4:30 p.m. The Super Bowl champion Rams will host the game, which also will be streamed by Paramount+.
Another twist in the schedule, which will be released in full on Thursday, will have a doubleheader on the second Monday of the schedule — with an overlap. On Sept. 19, the Tennessee
Titans will be at the Buffalo Bills for a 7:15 p.m. kickoff. At 8:30 p.m., the Minnesota Vikings take on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Usually, any Monday night doubleheader has had one game at a time.
Lambo sues Jags
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. » Former placekicker Josh Lambo filed a lawsuit against the Jaguars seeking more than $3.5 million in salary and damages for emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the 4th Judicial Circuit Court in Duval County and claims Meyer and the Jaguars created a hostile work environment.
According to the lawsuit, Lambo says his performance suffered as a result of being kicked and verbally abused by Meyer.