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, nevertheless, for the fourth consecutive yr.
Olsen truly received the distinction final season, simply earlier than Fox bumped him down from the No. 1 team to No. 2 with a purpose to accommodate Brady. That transfer was fairly controversial given the reward Olsen had received as Fox’s prime NFL analyst, each from critics and among the many public. Fox handed Brady a 10-year, $375 million contract to turn into their prime NFL analyst, and with that kind of cash on the desk, Olsen’s days have been numbered.
Fox has made its determination and is standing by it, however this needs to be awkward for them. Whereas Olsen continues to garner reward for his work, evaluations for Brady have been decidedly extra combined in his first season within the sales space. He was prone to mistakes at times, and basically, many felt that Olsen supplied higher perception.
Additional complicating the scenario is Brady’s new position as minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, wherein he takes on vital duties in what might be seen as a battle of curiosity. The NFL continues to take care of there are no problems on that front.
Brady doesn’t want an Emmy nomination to validate himself and his work. Nevertheless, it nonetheless isn’t an ideal search for his community that the man they demoted to convey him in retains getting the very best evaluations.
