Fox Sports activities is in a considerably awkward spot on Tuesday after Tom Brady didn’t land an Emmy nomination, however one in every of 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, nonetheless, for the fourth consecutive yr.
Olsen really gained the dignity final season, simply earlier than Fox bumped him down from the No. 1 workforce to No. 2 with a purpose to accommodate Brady. That transfer was fairly controversial given the reward Olsen had gained as Fox’s prime NFL analyst, each from critics and among the many public. Fox handed Brady a 10-year, $375 million contract to develop into their prime NFL analyst, and with that kind of cash on the desk, Olsen’s days had been numbered.
Fox has made its choice and is standing by it, however this needs to be awkward for them. Whereas Olsen continues to garner reward for his work, opinions for Brady had been decidedly extra blended in his first season within the sales space. He was susceptible to errors at occasions, and basically, many felt that Olsen supplied higher perception.
Additional complicating the state of affairs is Brady’s new function as minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, by which he’s taking on important duties in what could possibly be seen as a battle of curiosity. The NFL continues to keep up there are not any issues on that entrance.
Brady doesn’t want an Emmy nomination to validate himself and his work. Nonetheless, it nonetheless just isn’t an excellent search for his community that the man they demoted to deliver him in retains getting the very best opinions.
