Fox Sports activities is in a considerably awkward spot on Tuesday after Tom Brady did not land an Emmy nomination, however one among their different broadcasters did.
Brady was not among the many nominees for the Excellent Sports activities Character, Sports activities Occasion Analyst class for Could’s Sports activities Emmy Awards. Fellow Fox commentator Greg Olsen was, nonetheless, for the fourth consecutive yr.
Olsen really gained the consideration final season, simply earlier than Fox bumped him down from the No. 1 team to No. 2 in an effort to accommodate Brady. That transfer was fairly controversial given the reward Olsen had gained as Fox’s high NFL analyst, each from critics and among the many public. Fox handed Brady a 10-year, $375 million contract to grow to be their high NFL analyst, and with that form of cash on the desk, Olsen’s days have been numbered.
Fox has made its resolution and is standing by it, however this must be awkward for them. Whereas Olsen continues to garner reward for his work, critiques for Brady have been decidedly extra combined in his first season within the sales space. He was prone to mistakes at times, and generally, many felt that Olsen supplied higher perception.
Additional complicating the state of affairs is Brady’s new function as minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, by which he takes on important duties in what could possibly be seen as a battle of curiosity. The NFL continues to keep up there are no problems on that front.
Brady doesn’t want an Emmy nomination to validate himself and his work. Nonetheless, it nonetheless will not be an important search for his community that the man they demoted to deliver him in retains getting one of the best critiques.
