Following his retirement in March of 2021, New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees spent one season working with NBC as a color analyst. He was limited to just two games, and his last call was a wild card playoff game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals.
Brees faced some criticism for his game coverage prior to parting ways with NBC, but now he has the itch to return.
During a press conference at the Saints’ facility Thursday where it was announced Brees would be enshrined into the team’s Hall of Fame, the former quarterback revealed his desire to get back into the booth. He also expressed extreme confidence in his abilities.
“I would love to broadcast NFL games at some point again,” Brees said. “I think I could be the best at it.”
Brees suggested he was best suited to broadcast NFL games as opposed to college games, which he doubled down on Saturday morning.
Yep, I said it. SNF, MNF or Thursday Night Football. Come get me when you’re ready! Until then I’m coaching ball https://t.co/NiwgxrwpWC
— Drew Brees (@drewbrees) June 1, 2024
The 13-time Pro Bowler went on to explain that his departure from NBC was due, in part, to the travel schedule and the toll it took on his family in his first year of retirement. However, he no longer carries those concerns and believes that him broadcasting will “bring the most value” to the game of football.
Former FOX Sports broadcaster Joe Buck, who now calls “Monday Night Football” for ESPN, agrees.
“If there’s anybody who was ever created in a computer to be a top analyst at a network, I think it’s Drew Brees and I would love to see him get another chance at that,” Buck said on The Athletic’s Sports Media Podcast. “He got one game, and he was working with a new crew and a new play-by-play guy and everybody expects brilliance. You make one comment, and it gets its own life on social media. It’s just ridiculous.”
We’ll see if any of the networks suddenly come calling or if Brees will remain in the coaching world.
