Drew Brees isn’t hiding his ambition.
If ESPN ever decides not to bring Troy Aikman back in 2027, the Monday Night Football chair would have a line of suitors. Brees is already making his case.
Asked whether he’d want the job, the Hall of Fame quarterback and current Fox broadcaster didn’t dance around it.
“Of course,” Brees said.
Brees said he wants to be the best at whatever he’s doing, and right now that means leaning into broadcasting every week. He pointed to this week’s Vikings-Packers matchup as the kind of game he loves breaking down, with Jordan Love, Matt LaFleur and an offense he described as one of the league’s most explosive. He also noted that Green Bay has “kind of turned the corner,” while the Vikings are “reeling a little bit” and trying to sort out their offense.
“The [Vikings] defense is lights out. What a great matchup that’s going to be. I get to be in the shoes of both.
“Again, that’s what I love every week is the opportunity to talk about it, communicate it. But we’re all aspiring to be the best that we can be at it.”
Brees also made clear he’s chasing more than just a comfortable seat in the booth.
And to be compensated accordingly.
Whether that path leads to ESPN or somewhere else, he said his aim is to become the top analyst for an NFL broadcast partner.
“I would love to,” Brees said. “That’s my goal and aspiration, and that’s what I’m working towards.
Every week, I feel like it’s getting better and better and more comfortable. I love the crew that I work with at Fox.
I think they’re absolute pros. I love the preparation that goes into a week.
I watch that film as if I’m trying to attack every side of the ball. I kind of build my strategy, and then being able to talk to the coaches from each side of the ball, and the key players each and every week.
You always feel like you’re staying ahead of the curve. You know what’s coming.
You see the evolution of the game.”
For now, Brees is part of Fox’s mid-level broadcast group and has been in the role for about a year. He may have bigger aspirations down the road, but ESPN jumping to him now feels like a long shot.
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