Drew Brees, the 42-year-old former Saints quarterbac,is in his first year of retirement and already took another job. His national broadcasting debut will be tonight on"Sunday Night Football."On March 15, that he would be working with NBC Sports as a studio analyst for "Football Night in America" and a game analyst for Notre Dame football.Im excited about that journey, Brees said. Im excited to stay very closely connected with the game of football. Its been such an important part of my life. I can continue to be able to talk about it and show a pa sion for it.Welcome to the team, ! Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) After a 20-year NFL career as quarterback for the Saints and the Chargers, its no surprise the future Hall of Famerwould stay close to football. As a Super Bowl champion, former MVP, 13-time Pro Bowler and the NFLs all-time leader with 80,358 pa sing yards, Brees has quite the football experience.But what will his job entail exactly? Heres how the recent retiree Mark Grace Jersey turned broadcast rookie got the job and what he will be doing for NBC.MORE:Why Drew Brees retired and signed with NBCBefore Brees retired from the NFL earlier this year, there was talk that he would be joining either NBC or ESPN this season. Those rumors started as early as spring 2020. The question wasnt Is he going into broadcasting?";it was Where will he end up?It only took Brees one day into retirement to make the announcement in March that he was going to NBC. There is speculation that Brees was NBCs answer to Tony Romo on CBS, after the former Cowboys quarterback , making him the highest-paid NFL analyst in history. The former quarterback turned analyst path worked for Romo, so NBC wanted to try it out with Brees, too.Brees personally was excited for the opportunity because he believes he can translate his quarterback knowledge to bring a new perspective to fans at home.The way that we see and proce s the game as a quarterback is much different than most because you are constantly having to Kerry Wood Jersey anticipate and think ahead, and thats how you are able to just really relax and perform because you know what to expect, you know what's going to happen and you know the moves that are made before theyre made, Brees said while . I think something that can continue to be built upon and improved upon just in broadcasting in general is the ability to look forward, the ability to set up whats about to happen or what should happen or what could happen, what we need to look out for or anticipate for the fan.While Brees doesnt view Romo as a rival, it will be interesting to see how much Brees draws inspiration from his CBS counterpart.MORE:Brees role at NBCBrees broadcasting debut on Saturday was during the home opener Notre Dame versus Toledo game. Brees signed a contract to work as an analyst for the seven Fighting Irish home games that will be broadcast on NBCs streaming service, Peacock. Brees sits beside Mike Tirico.. is making his debut in the booth, covering with ! NOW on . Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) His other debut will come tonight, as he acts as a studio analyst during halftime on "Football Night in America." Brees will be flying out to the NBC studio in Connecticut every week and will watch all Sunday games in order to comment on them Sunday nights.Were excited to have Drew join our team, saidPete Bevacqua, Chairman ofNBC Sports Group, . We know that Drew will apply the same work ethic and continuously positive attitude to everything he touches at NBC Sports and we know, as his new teammates, hell make us better.During his appearance on The Today Show in March, Hoda Kotb replied to Brees news by saying, Drew, you got to practice broadcasting, babe, though, its not simple. From the moment he took the job, Brees Ron Santo Jersey began preparing for his new role.This training is different from the football training Brees is used to. He claimed to prepare all offseason to develop this new skill set before taking on broadcasting.Its one thing to understand the game having played it and being able to see it and proce s it a certain way, but its another thing to be able to articulate it and to be able to storytell and put it into a broadcast or a show, Brees said, . I think theres a balance there and I definitely think theres a skill set there as well. It definitely is a different skill set to be able to articulate it and communicate it though. Its an exciting challenge.NBC plans to replace Al Michaels with Mike Tirico after the 2022 Super Bowl, so there is speculation that Brees could then become Cris Collinsworths replacement down the road.Brees makes his announcing debutAfter Brees' debut in the booth on Saturday's Notre Dame game, fans seemed to enjoy Brees' commentary. While there were still critics saying he didn't add much to the game, others argued that he was dialed in and provided Willson Contreras Jersey additional analysis that fans weren't used to hearing with non-football player commentators.Because Brees was a fan favorite quarterback during his time in the NFL, his broadcasting career has been generally accepted by fans, especially due to Romo's popularity at CBS. Brees is still learning, though, so having a hiccup or two is expected for the broadcast newbie.Drew Brees really is the Romo of college football broadcasting. He's been awesome. BUD HAS BEEN EXTENDED (but someone hire Becky) (@kneary22) Some fans thought Brees was too generic with his statements and needs more time to practice. It was just his first broadcast, after all.Drew Brees may be a veteran QB, but he's showing his inexperience as an announcer. When scored TD to go up 8, he proclaims the Irish "have blown this game wide open!" Really? It Blank Jersey 's a one-score game. And now is inside Notre Dame's 10-yard line. Jim Donaldson (@JimDonaldsonJr) It will be interesting to see the reaction Brees gets as he has his studio analyst debut tonight during the Bears vs. Rams game. AtThursday night's game,Brees' hair was a popular topic on social media since his hairlinemiraculously appeared more full than it did during his football career.MORE:Drew Brees' broadcast contractBrees' NBC contract value has not been made public, but it's believed NBC is paying Brees more than$6 million, which was ESPN's official offer. During Brees' last season in the NFL, ESPN and NBC fought for Brees' partnership. ESPN let their contract price tag become public, while NBC has kept the number on the locks.Romo is the highest paid football analyst now at$17 million per year.