That was a quick gig.
According to NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua, former NFL quarterback Drew Brees is departing NBC Sports after just one year on the job. He had originally signed a multi-year deal with the network, and worked Notre Dame games with Mike Tirico as well as being in the studio most Sundays for "Football Night in America".
Instead, he'll be spending more time with his family.
"The unbelievable busyness of an NFL career and then really not taking a break at all and launching right in with us with both Notre Dame football and the NFL, it was certainly an around-the-clock assignment," Bevacqua said. "This was definitely a lifestyle choice for him, which is totally understandable."
Brees retired after 20 seasons and having become the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing with 80,358. He also had 571 passing touchdowns.
