Just three years into his Fox Sports tenure, Greg Olsen is reportedly set for his first Super Bowl assignment.
Olsen is close to an agreement with Fox Sports that would make him the network’s lead NFL analyst this season, a role that includes calling the Super Bowl next February, the New York Post reported Thursday. He would work alongside his partner from last season Kevin Burkhardt. Fox has already hired Tom Brady to serve as its lead NFL analyst whenever the Buccaneers QB retires, so it is not clear what Olsen’s role will be beyond this season.
The duo of Burkhardt and Olsen fills the considerable vacancy left by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who left FOX for ESPN in one of the more shocking moves in recent NFL broadcasting history.
Olsen joined Fox full-time two years ago after a years-long pursuit that included several guest analyst gigs while he was still playing. He had long been sought after by both Fox and ESPN, though few could have imagined that he would end up calling a Super Bowl so soon in his broadcasting career.
Tony Romo got his first Super Bowl assignment in his second year with CBS and ended up calling two in his first four seasons. Olsen would get his first Super Bowl in year three and potentially call two in his first five seasons if he is able to stay on the lead team through 2025, when FOX carries its second Super Bowl in three years.
Per the Post, NBC’s Drew Brees is a candidate to replace Olsen on the NFL on FOX “B” team and Joe Davis and Adam Amin are favorites to replace Burkhardt.
[News from NYP 5.19]
