The impressive Drew Brees NFL career ended after the 2020 season.
He spent the following NFL season working as a color analyst. Brees worked the booth alongside NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico for two games during his time at the network. He also worked on our Lady football games and appeared in studio and on location at stadiums for “Football Night in America.”
Brees left the network in May 2022, citing his desire to spend more time with family. Now, the former quarterback seems eager to return to broadcasting.
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Drew Brees stands on the sidelines during a game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium on September 9, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The 45-year-old man returned to New Orleans Saints practice site Thursday as the franchise revealed plans to enshrine him into the team’s Hall of Fame.
At a press conference announcing Brees’ honor, he spoke of his desire to give it another shot. He also seemed confident that he would excel if given the chance.
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“I would love to broadcast NFL games again at some point,” Brees said. “I think I could be the best at this.” Brees suggested he would be willing to work on NFL-centric shows, such as “Thursday Night Football,” rather than college football Games.
NBC Sports commentators Mike Tirico, left, and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broadcast from the field before a game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 25, 2021, in New Orleans. Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, file)
“Yes, I said it. SNF, MNF or Thursday Night Football. Come get me when you’re ready! In the meantime, I’m coaching ball,” Brees wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The Super Bowl champion added that the inconveniences he faced, such as the travel schedule during his first year of retirement, when he leaves television in 2022, were no longer a concern.
Drew Brees of NBC Sports reports from the sidelines before an AFC playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs on January 16, 2022, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
A confident Brees also noted that working as a broadcaster will “bring the most value” to football. Long-standing MLB and NFL play-by-play announcer Joe Buck was in favor of Brees getting “another chance” to call games.
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“If there’s anyone who’s ever been computer-generated to be one of the best analysts on a network, I think it’s Drew Brees. And I’d like to see him get another chance,” Buck told The Athletic’s Sports Media podcast.
“He had one game, and he was working with a new team and a new guy play-by-play, and everyone expects brilliance. You make a comment, and he has his own life on social media .It’s just ridiculous.”
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