GREG Olsen delighted fans with his appearance on Fox NFL Sunday.
Former tight end Olsen, 39, was on the call for the Arizona Cardinals-Minnesota Vikings game alongside Joe Davis.
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Prior to this season, Olsen was part of Fox’s top broadcast team.
But following Tom Brady’s arrival, he has been bumped down to No2.
With Brady having worked on Thanksgiving alongside Kevin Burkhardt, the former New England Patriots superstar was given Sunday off.
In his place, Olsen reminded fans just how insightful he can be.
During the fourth quarter of the game, he urged Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon to “go for it” in order to put the game to bed.
“I would consider going [for it],” he said. “I don’t love the idea — okay, so here’s how it works. You ready?
“We got a couple of seconds here. And this is for all the analytics, and everybody, just bear with me.
“Being up six, actually, now, because Minnesota has to say, ‘okay, it’s touchdown or bust,’ they’re going for fourth downs; they’re putting the pedal to the metal to go down to beat you.
“Even if you failed here going for it on fourth down, trying to make it 10, you remain only up three — you’re a little more cautious.
“They’re saying, ‘okay, I have a field goal in my back pocket to tie the game.’ So, this is an interesting decision.”
Gannon saw it differently to Olsen and ended up paying the price, with the Cardinals losing 23-22.
Following the broadcast, social media was abuzz with praise for Olsen.
“Nobody better than @gregolsen88 right now,” one user wrote.
“This is excellent. And then Minnesota did exactly that. Scored a touchdown,” former offensive guard Geoff Schwartz commented.
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“Greg Olsen should still be on foxs A-team. Tom Brady is objectively not as good at color commentary,” a third claimed.
“Makes total sense to me. Olsen is the best,” another added.
Brady, 47, is in year one of his 10-year, $375million contract with Fox.
He is part of the network’s top team alongside Burkhardt.
Olsen now primarily works as part of Fox’s second team with Davis.
But he still appears to be as popular as ever among viewers.