GREG OLSEN admits that being replaced by Tom Brady knocked his confidence.
American football icon Brady replaced Olsen on Fox’s No.1 broadcast team last year.
Greg Olsen became a part of Fox’s No.1 NFL broadcast team after retirement[/caption]
Olsen admits his ego was knocked when he was replaced by Brady[/caption]
Olsen is still part of the network’s coverage of the NFL but is now working alongside Joe Davis in the No.2 broadcast team.
Olsen quickly became one of Fox’s most popular analysts following his transition from playing in 2021.
So being replaced by seven-time Super Bowl winner Brady felt like a gut-wrenching punch to the stomach.
During an appearance on the Never Settle podcast, he said: “I think how I view it now is probably different than how I viewed it in the moment.”
When asked if he was ‘p****d’ off by the demotion, he replied: “Of course.
“Professionally, no different than I’m sure for him, or for any of us, there is a level of competitiveness that allows any of us to exist in what we do.
“When you have a young driver come join Hendrick (Motorsports), are you going to be supportive?
“Are you going to give them advice? Of course.
Greg Olsen is now part of the Fox’s No.2 NFL broadcast team with Joe Davis[/caption]
“Do you want him to beat you in the Coca-Cola 600? Hell no.
“That is the world we’ve all lived in. So that’s not new to me. In the moment, is your ego hit? Sure.
“The unique nature of how this whole thing went down was Tom signed a futures deal, in essence, that he was going to play one more year and then come into broadcasting.
“So I got promoted from the No. 2 crew with my partner Kevin (Burkhardt).
“So then we got Fox’s A-crew, and that was their Super Bowl year.
“When I signed the deal to be the A-crew, I knew Tom was coming in. So in fairness, I entered it with eyes completely wide open.”
There is a level of competitiveness that allows any of us to exist in what we do.”
Greg Olsen on being replaced by Tom Brady
Despite his disappointment at being replaced by Brady, Olsen is giving the former.
He told The Athletic: “I want him to do well. I want him to succeed.
“I want him to feel I’m a good teammate.
“It’s no different than if he came into the locker room with I was a player and we happened to play in the same position.”
