In anticipation of his Fox Sports broadcasting debut on Sunday, NFL legend Tom Brady appears to be incredibly prepared, almost to the point of being over-prepared. The media has been buzzing with excitement over Brady’s first season in the booth after a long offseason break. The former New England Patriots quarterback will be joining play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt to call Week 1’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. As a rookie on the network’s top NFL broadcasting team, Brady might be feeling some nerves as he gears up for his highly anticipated debut.
Despite any potential jitters, a deeper dive into Brady’s meticulous preparation for the job shows that the 47-year-old has left no stone unturned in setting himself up for success. Brady recently revealed a massive collection of binders in his home, each containing call sheets, scouting reports, player breakdowns, and other football-related notes from every single game he played during his illustrious 23-year NFL career.
“I basically kept every call sheet, scouting report from every game that I played by season in real time,” Brady explained. “I think if I want to refer back to players or scheme or defense coordinators, you know, it’s all here… I’ll do the same thing as a broadcaster, I’m going to store information going into the season.”
Looking through his binders, Brady reminisced about his first game back in Cleveland in 2016, which also happens to be his first game as a broadcaster. “These were notes that I did based on plays that I want to run. This is our final call sheet. There were about 95, and Josh [McDaniels] always hit plays in here from Bill [Belichick] because Bill always wanted to never like a high play count… Jordan Poyer, he’s in there. Demario Davis, beast.”
With his meticulous preparation and attention to detail, it seems like Tom Brady is more than ready to tackle his new role as a broadcaster for Fox Sports. As football fans eagerly await his debut in the booth, Brady’s dedication to his craft is sure to shine through in his commentary on Sunday’s game.
