Tom Brady addresses skeptics of his broadcast career

Tom Brady continues to hear rumors that he is not fully committed to his broadcast career or dedicated to improving.

Brady hit back at those claims in a new interview. The longtime quarterback dismissed such commentary as “clickbait” and affirmed once again that he is focused on his career.

“It’s clickbait for people and it’s something that people have no idea what they’re really glomming onto,” Brady said, via Richard Deitsch and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. “They just put it out there in the world and see what sticks. So to me, I just focus on what I need to do to be prepared. That’s what I did as a player, and I go out there every week as a broadcaster and try to do the same thing.

“I have a lot to prove to myself, to my teammates. I have a lot to prove to the executives. I want to go earn it and I don’t want anything given to me. I hope they’ll have me through the end of this contract. I love getting to enjoy the game. I love watching good football. There’s such great camaraderie and chemistry we all have together.”

Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with FOX to have him call games through 2032. There has been persistent speculation he will not see out that deal, particularly as he grows more involved with the Las Vegas Raiders, where he is a minority owner. Brady’s camp has always quickly denied such claims, but it does not stop them from resurfacing regularly.

In fairness to Brady, there really does not seem to be anything to claims that he might walk away from his FOX deal. He has consistently spoken about how he enjoys the job and wants to become as good as he can at it. As long as he really feels that way, the semi-regular speculation must be irritating.