When FOX signed Tom Brady to a 10-year contract to call NFL games on television, there was a lot of skepticism that the seven-time Super Bowl champion would ever reach the end of that deal. A fierce competitor with a diversified portfolio, the thought was that something would draw his fancy and draw him away from the broadcast booth.

Following the dismissal of Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots will meet with a former Super Bowl champion alongside Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The last-place finish in the AFC East following the victory over the Bills led the New England Patriots‘ management to take decisive action,