
FOX NFL's Tom Brady has received some sage advice from legendary former quarterback Troy Aikman on how to call the Super Bowl. The former New England Patriots star transitioned to Fox in the fall of 2024, and now, the seven-time Super Bowl winner will be providing commentary for the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Aikman, who called six Super Bowls for Fox before moving to ESPN in 2022, stated that Brady will be "tested" by the event and emphasized the importance of preparation.
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But eventually, like it does as a player, things settle in. With that is preparation and I think that was always the key for me as a player, it's the key for me as a broadcaster. "The more prepared I am, the better I feel about knowing both teams, the storylines, each player, who might emerge as a dark horse who's all of a sudden the talk of the game.
Do you know about that player? There's a lot to it and just be mindful of that. Aikman did reveal, however, that Brady's experience of playing in 10 Super Bowls could provide him with a unique edge, stating: "I always said as a player that - as you know, I played in three, I don't think you can ever play in enough Super Bowls to where all of a sudden it just becomes another game. Tom Brady might be that one guy, who can say that.
"There's always this idea, hey impart upon the audience what this quarterback is feeling or what it's like and I always like watching the Super Bowl, especially early, because the quarterbacks, the people who possess the ball, I know the nerves that are running through your veins when a game starts and how players kind of manage that feeling. DON'T MISS Jason Kelce making more money at ESPN than during most of NFL career Kansas City Chiefs snub Terry Bradshaw and FOX colleagues ahead of Super Bowl All rumors surrounding Kendrick Lamar performing Not Like Us at Super Bowl "When I have called Super Bowls, I've tried to kind of give the audience a peek behind the curtain in that sense. "In broadcasting, you're like, 'Just get through this on camera without just stepping in it, saying something dumb, your tongue gets heavy and you can't talk.
Then you kind of settle in, like everything else. The nerves are comparable. It tests you in a lot of ways, for sure.
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