Breaking news from Fox Sports, Carolina Panthers legend tight end Greg Olsen has been demoted to the network’s 2 NFL broadcasting team. This move results in a substantial $7 million pay cut for the former tight end.
Taking Olsen’s place on the 1 team is none other than NFL icon Tom Brady, who will now lead the top broadcasting lineup. This change marks a new era for Fox’s NFL coverage.
Greg Olsen Fox Contract
In February this year, Andrew Marchand senior sports media writer of the New York Post reported that Olsen’s salary will drop from $10 million to $3 million with the drop down from the No. 1 team to the No. 2 team after the demotion.
Greg Olsen Terry Bradshaw Commercial
Greg Olsen and Terry Bradshaw’s commercial, released by Fox Sports, featured Olsen humorously imitating Bradshaw. In the ad, Olsen, wearing a bald wig, delivered funny lines such as “slicker than a two-dollar suit on a three-dollar smile.”
According to Robert Gottlieb, President of Marketing at Fox Sports, the goal of the commercial was to highlight their top team and their genuine chemistry, both on and off camera. With the NFL available on many platforms that year, Fox wanted to remind viewers of their strong connection with the NFL brand.
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