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Al Michaels on Tom Brady's $375M Contract: 'I Don’t Know Whether the Number Is Right'

Tom Brady signed the richest contract in broadcasting history with Fox before he ever called a game, but you aren't about to catch Al Michaels pocket watching.

The broadcasting legend spoke to Peter King of NBC Sports about Brady's contract, saying the deal was simply a product of the market.

"The Brady deal, I don't know whether the number is right. I don't know whether he's a brand ambassador, whatever that's supposed to mean," Michaels said. "It can't just be for doing games. It has to be other stuff. In a way, this is just the way it's gone.