Fox added to the excitement about Tom Brady’s debut as a TV host with a new commercial during Saturday’s game between Michigan and Texas.
Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract to become a broadcaster after his record-breaking NFL career ends.
The former quarterback will cover a game for the first time on Sunday, when the Dallas Cowboys take on the Cleveland Browns in their NFL opener.
On Saturday, Fox aired a new commercial previewing this new chapter in Brady’s football career.
It aired midway through Michigan’s highly anticipated clash with Texas on Fox. Brady played college football for the Wolverines, and the ad features different versions of the quarterback through the years.
Fox has released a new commercial to promote Tom Brady’s move to the broadcast booth
‘Tom Brady is back to work,’ the clip says after the former quarterback talks to his younger self
The 47-year-old player is seen talking to himself as a player — at Michigan, the Patriots, the Buccaneers and as a young boy.
“Tom Brady is back to work,” the closing message reads. Earlier in the short clip, the former quarterback is seen answering critics who questioned the career move.
“Tommy, the kid who took some pictures in high school, wants answers,” the younger Brady says.
“Why don’t you lie on the beach and get fat on pina coladas?” he is asked. “Why don’t you buy a football team?”
“I have one,” replies Brady, a minority shareholder in English team Birmingham City. “What they’re really asking is, why don’t you quit football?”
He then adds that his football career is “far from over,” while a youthful “Brady” tells his older self, “And one day you can be the best there ever was.”