Drew Brees joins Fox as full-time NFL game analyst through 2026

Drew Brees has been hired by Fox Sports as a fulltime NFL game analyst and is expected to begin broadcasting in Week 11, network and league insiders said Wednesday. The multiyear agreement, reported to run at least through the 2026 season, will pair the former New Orleans Saints quarterback with play-by-play announcer Adam Amin, officials familiar with the arrangement said.

Fox is adding Brees to a lineup that already includes Tom Brady and Greg Olsen. Brees is slated to begin his Fox game duties a week from Sunday, though his first specific game assignment has not been disclosed. The deal is understood to be multiyear and will have him calling games for the remainder of this season and into next year, according to people familiar with the agreement.

Brees’s hiring comes after Mark Sanchez, who began the season as Amin’s broadcast partner, was removed from the network’s schedule following an incident in Indianapolis. Sanchez was stabbed during an altercation and has been arrested on battery charges; he has not worked for the network since the incident, and his future with Fox has not been announced.

A long-time player in the NFL, Brees retired after the 2020 season having...