Greg Olsen Reveals His Mindset as Tom Brady Moves into FOX’s #1 NFL Game Booth |The Rich Eisen Show

now perfect perfect timing though no no leave it leave it for this moment with your Emmys behind you because I I I do want to get to your broadcasting career a little bit so you're with Joe Davis's crew coming up this fall y the Joe Davis so it'll be you and Joe Davis is it just the two of you or is it the third man or in the booth or what's the plan just the two you yeah pl's just the two of us obviously Pam Oliver Legend is our sideline reporter so th this was the crew that I was with with Burkhart um back in 2021 my first year doing it 2021 so p maesa and Ry my producer director P director Pam was our sideline it was me and Burkhart in the booth together um and then obviously we when we moved up um Joe worked with Daryl so I've worked with Joe before when you again probably too much information but when they go do ball when burkart would have to go do baseball back in 21 um they would have to like rotate guys to fill his seat because he went and did the World Series so I did a couple games with Joe so I know Joe worked with Joe he's obviously awesome at what he does whether it's baseball World Series or playoff games or calling NFL games he's just good at everything he does so I have a good rapport with Joe he's a guy that I've worked with firsthand so um excited to get back with that crew of course you know and and I'm but I'm glad you did get that deep there Greg because I want people to understand the our business because clearly you know doing the if you will aame and calling Super Bowls that is what we all ascribe to do if we're being an announcer and the idea that you're not doing that because Tom Brady is doing that now with Burkhart and you're with this crew having this conversation of like your thoughts on not doing those assignments anymore after having just won the Emmy for it is infused with potentially uh insulting the people you just talked about you know what I mean like you're you're you work with people you adore and love and have known and whatever who work their asses off to make these games as good as anything else they don't care about a game B game c game uh honestly but you know that is the conversation that is that that is surrounding you is that you're now with this crew having done the games that are seen in front of most of the country and and I'm wondering what goes through your mind right now certainly having won the Emmy you have reached the Pinnacle Greg yes so there I think you're spot on right there there's two separate elements to this and I'm always I always make sure that I'm very clear with like how I present it just out of respect everything you just said is spot on like right my excitement to go call games with Joe Davis and and Pam Oliver and peton Ry in the truck and and our entire crew like this is a worldclass crew like on paper you know obviously every headline is olsson's demoted Olsson loses like on on paper I don't care about any of that like this is a worldclass NFL production crew they've been doing this for way longer than I've been doing it they've been doing this longer than before I was even in the NFL at all right so like I don't look at this as like I'm going to an inferior crew it it is that couldn't be further from the truth right that's one element of this and and I've had great conversations with them making plans for the season then the other element of that is completely separate from everything you want to call Super Bowls you want to be on the a crew you want to be a crew top crew whatever we call it you want to call Super Bowls I want to call NFC championships with 60 million people I want to call Super Bowls with 112 million people I want those Spotlight games I want to present the only game on television you're tuning in and my voice R Cruz voice is laying out how this game's going to unfold the scenarios the possibilities the trends hey here's how they're going to come in what are the adjustments like unpacking a live NFL game is about as fun I mean you know firsthand it's about as fun it gets right the the unpredictability and the excitement and the thinking on the Fly and having to do it in a relatively seamless way to present to the country I've really enjoyed that challenge so yes do do I want to call Super Bowls 100% do I am I content just being a part of the show and I've said this before like I'm not just happy to be a part am I thankful for my job yes am I thankful to be with an amazing crew this year of course this has nothing to do with them my aspirations have never changed just because now that I've done it for the last two years and called the top game my aspirations are even more clear like I want to call top games I want to call Super Bowls I want to call the game where the entire country Tunes in like no different than as a player those are the ones you live for those are the ones that you want that pressure you want that magnifying glass you want quitter going bananas hopefully good if not you know not disaster but like I love that like that's what you strive for and I'm committed to that path now more than ever I understand the situation that I'm in not going to sit here and say I'm thrilled and I'm like doing jumping jacks over it but I'm a grown man like I understand what I signed up for I understand the world that we live in and some things don't necessarily always go your way but I'm confident that if I can just keep doing what I've been doing I have a great crew to do it with who continue to make me look better than I am can I get back there one day I I absolutely and when that is where that is on what time frame who knows but I'm more committed to making that a reality now than at any point in my early career of doing this and you've got the you've got the want to the can do and then just if you need any sort of uh actual material Bobble to point it out the winged lady behind you uh is is definitely proof of that Greg uh I couldn't be happier for you truly you're one of my favorites man I appreciate it you are one of my favorites you're great no same same here and I've got Joe Davis coming in next month too I'll be chatting with him about this very subject matter and so much more and I appreciate the the time catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku Channel 12 to3 Eastern for free