Greg Olsen heaps more pressure on Tom Brady to shine as Fox's new $375m NFL analyst with axed star winning Sports Emmys award AGAIN

Tom Brady is facing even more pressure to hit the ground running when he begins his $375million contract with Fox next season.

That's because his predecessor at the network - Greg Olsen - won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Personality/Event Analyst for the second year in-a-row on Tuesday night. 

Olsen, who played in the NFL for 14 seasons, was brutally demoted by Fox to make way for the seven-time Super Bowl winner in the booth next season.

That is despite Olsen's exceptional talent for the job and the fact he has formed an impressive on-air relationship with play-by-play caller Kevin Burkhardt.

Olsen beat competition from the likes of Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Bill Raftery to win the award. As he accepted it, Olsen also admitted 'I don't know what the future holds' now Brady has taken his spot.

Taking to the stage at the ceremony in New York, Olsen said: 'Thank you guys so much. I appreciate it.

'I think there is a lot of people wondering what I'm going to say right now. Coming into tonight, people asked me: "what's your biggest threat to your future in the business?" and everyone's like "oh Brady". I think it's Andy from Toy Story.

'I think if he gets in then Collinsworth, Aikman, we're dead. 

'I really appreciate it. I didn't have a chance to come last year and I said if I was ever nominated again I'd come. I got to bring my beautiful wife Cara, couple of days in the city. It's super cool.

'I spent my whole life as a football kid, grew up the son of a high school coach, all I ever wanted to do was be around the game of football as a player, as a kid and now to be able to share that in millions of homes every weekend and share my love for the game and my passion.

'The way I see it, the way I call it has been a blast. So many nominees in my category. I grew up watching you guys. You guys called my games. Cris (Collinsworth) I remember doing production meetings with you for 15 years.

'I've been very fortunate to work with some incredible people, almost all of them are nominated tonight. Our entire crew at Fox has been incredible.

'I don't know what the future holds. All I know is I love talking football. I love studying it. I love seeing where the game is going. Wherever that takes me, whatever level it is, I'm more committed to the game of football now.

'My wife allows me to chase this every weekend after 15 years of a weird life of moving all around the country playing the game, now I fly all around the country calling the game. We wouldn't have it any other way. 

'I appreciate you guys. Two years in a row. This is super cool and I look forward to things ahead. Thank you so much.'

Olsen recently revealed that Brady approached him for advice as he gears up for a career in broadcasting.

While Brady may have snagged Olsen's spot as FOX's top NFL analyst, the former Panthers star did not hold grudges and was more than willing to give the seven-time Super Bowl winner his insights.

In an interview with USA Today, Olsen revealed that he met with Brady and reiterated the challenges of being in the broadcast booth.

'I had a chance to speak with Tom a couple of weeks ago, and he was just kind of picking my brain about the prep and the industry and what to expect and whatnot,' Olsen shared.

'So, I don't know. Every guy has their own journey in sports broadcasting.

'I think everyone thinks it's easy. I think everyone thinks getting up there and calling a live football game for three hours, off the cuff and being able to get in, get out, deal with the flow of the game, the players, the schemes, the terminology.'

'There's a lot going on during a game and I think some guys really transition to it well and take to it pretty quickly, and other guys haven't,' he added. 'We've seen a mixed bag of results over the last couple of years.'

Brady will kick off his broadcasting career in September after cementing a lucrative 10-year, $375m deal with FOX. The retired quarterback will team up with Burkhardt on FOX's broadcast booth.

Many felt that Olsen was unfairly sidelined to make room for Brady despite showcasing his insightful analysis and knack for commentary alongside Burkhardt.

Nevertheless, Oslen was complimentary towards Brady's playing career as he set out on his new venture in media.

'His playing career and his resume and whatnot is an all-timer,' Olsen said of Brady. 

'So, we'll see how the year goes. I don't think there's any real correlation between being a great player or an average player, and how that correlates to being a great broadcaster or an average broadcaster.

'I think we've seen examples on both ends of that spectrum. So, we'll see how it all plays out.'