Terry Bradshaw says CBS doubled his salary – I | NFL News

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback turned tv star, Terry Bradshaw has candidly mirrored on his profitable transition to broadcasting after hanging up his NFL boots. The 76-yr-previous sports activities icon, who retired from skilled soccer in 1984, rapidly turned a family identify in media, rivalling the celebrity he garnered on the pitch.

Bradshaw’s broadcasting profession kicked off with CBS, the place he landed a deal that dwarfed his earnings from his Steelers days. In a revealing chat with AARP, Bradshaw shared his initial post-retirement plans and the stunning flip his life took.

“Everything else came knocking,” he mentioned in an interview with AARP. “When I retired from Pittsburgh I owned a small farm, I had a small herd of cattle and a John Deere tractor. I was making, maybe, about $50,000 a year, and I felt like ‘hey that’s a pretty good living’.

“Then CBS supplied me $100,000 and a three-yr assured contract. I solely made $300,000 taking part in – that is a lot of money. So I went to CBS and that is how I acquired into broadcasting.

“I didn’t deserve it, I didn’t earn it, I didn’t know how to do it. But you learn later that television is driven by celebrity, by stars, and I was a star, so ‘yay me’.”

After a stint with NFL Today, Bradshaw made one other change in 1994 to FOX’s NFL Sunday show, changing into one of its most recognisable faces for many years to come back.

“I love the commentating, I absolutely love it and I cannot wait to get to work Sunday,” he mentioned on Dale Brisby’s Rodeo Times podcast final yr about his function on TV. “I’ve been doing it 43, 44 years and the guys I’m working with, man, you would love it. It’s a locker room atmosphere for us and we all love and care about one another.”

While he is recognized for offering his tackle the NFL, his celeb has strayed over into the mainstream with appearances in quite a few TV exhibits and flicks. He has additionally launched a number of nation albums and even bagged a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2001, the primary NFL participant to take action.

However, whereas he’s a beloved analyst for a lot of followers, considerations over his efficiency on FOX have been scrutinised because of his on-air slip-ups all through final season. There at the moment are rumours that Bradshaw could also be close to calling time on his profession within the media glare.

Speaking at a press convention in New Orleans forward of Super Bowl LIX, Bradshaw mentioned: “I told my wife before I left the room a while ago. I got two years left at FOX.

“I’m 76. It’s a younger man’s sport, I get that. Everybody needs the new factor. So I mentioned if we will get to the following Super Bowl [that FOX covers], I’ll be 80. I feel that is time and that is 80 years previous and that is pushing it.”

Bradshaw, who was the highest choose within the 1970 NFL draft, guided the Steelers to 4 Super Bowl triumphs. From 1970 to 1983, he additionally bagged two Super Bowl MVP awards and an NFL Most Valuable Player title. He now resides in Texas with his spouse Tammy and has three daughters, Rachel, Erin and Lacey.