Tom Brady's $375 million Fox Sports deal hits major holiday roadblock as Netflix bans shake up NFL broadcasting
Tom Brady may have found his stride as a broadcaster, but his second season in the Fox Sports booth is already facing serious turbulence. The seven-time Super Bowl champ, who signed a massive $375 million, 10-year deal to join Fox's top NFL commentary team, is reportedly being sidelined from one of the biggest TV moments of the year — the NFL's Christmas Day games.
Networks block top talent from
Netflix
's holiday NFL takeover
According to sources cited by Michael McCarthy and Ryan Glasspiegel, Fox Sports plans to withhold its biggest stars — including Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Michael Strahan, and Terry Bradshaw — from participating in Netflix's Christmas coverage of two high-profile games. That's a serious blow to the streaming platform, which is investing heavily in building its sports footprint by airing marquee NFL matchups like Cowboys vs.
Commanders and Lions vs. Vikings.
The move reflects escalating turf wars between traditional TV powerhouses and streaming giants as the NFL expands into digital broadcasting. 'Some rival networks are bristling at the idea of lending their on-air talents to the streaming behemoth,' the report states, revealing that ESPN is also barring its talent from appearing on Netflix's coverage.
Last year, CBS and NBC made exceptions by letting their announcers cross over.
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But this season, both Fox and ESPN appear to be drawing a hard line. It leaves Netflix scrambling to fill high-caliber commentary slots while fans are left wondering what voices will guide them through some of the year's most-watched games.
Tom Brady's off-field life remains under the spotlight
While Brady may be benched from Netflix's NFL broadcasts, he's still grabbing headlines. The former Patriots and Buccaneers star made waves at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's opulent Venice wedding, where he was reportedly spotted 'chatting up' actress Sydney Sweeney, fresh off her own breakup.
TMZ reported that the pair closed down the bar and danced the night away.
Romantic rumors aside, Brady seems to be focusing on his broadcasting journey — but the tension between Fox's broadcasting priorities and the NFL's shifting media landscape could put him in a complicated position.
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Fox's refusal to let Brady take the mic on Christmas raises an uncomfortable question: Is the network protecting its star—or holding him back to fight a streaming war he didn't sign up for?
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