Tom Brady received a fat contract to be an analyst for FOX Sports, and the 2024 NFL season marks his broadcasting debut. The problem is that Brady also is attempting to be a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders , a potential conflict of interest given the access broadcasters get to coaches, players, game plans, etc., to help make a pleasant and informative telecast for the viewers.
NFL owners really don’t want Tom Brady to be part of their club. … The league is effectively boxing Brady in, forcing him to make a choice between his massive current paycheck or the potential “cachet” of being a minority owner of an NFL team — and leaving no doubt which one they prefer.
Belichick, meanwhile, is an out-of-work football coach with plenty of time and decades of knowledge at his disposal. ESPN (as well as the CW and Sirius XM) have big plans for the six-time Super Bowl winner. Belichick will appear on all 11 episodes of the "Manningcast," ESPN's alternate stream of its "Monday Night Football" presentation. Additionally, he and Peyton Manning will preview the upcoming Monday night matchup in a show called "The Breakdown with Peyton and Belichick," a 30-minute program that will be released the Friday before. Belichick also will appear on "The Pat McAfee Show" every Monday during the 2024 NFL season .
Before the next 284 games play out leading up to Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, the experts at USA TODAY Sports know you're looking for some team and individual prognostications. So, without further ado, here are their choices for the winner of this season's Lombardi Trophy , division titlists, league MVP, selections of top rookies and much more.
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Austin Reed will always have the Bears' undefeated 2024 preseason. Denny Medley, USA TODAY Sports
The timing of the NFL's big roster cutdown deadline and the airing of the final two episodes of HBO's "Hard Knocks" makes it a tad awkward as far as storytelling is concerned. We already know which players make the 53-man rosters for all 32 teams.
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