Drew Brees to join Netflix's NFL Christmas Day broadcast as an analyst: Report
Drew Brees will be working Netflix's NFL Christmas Day broadcast as a game analyst, according to The Athletic. Brees worked with Netflix on its international broadcast in 2024.
Brees, 46, will be featured on the domestic broadcast for one of the two December 25 games slated for the streaming service: The Dallas Cowboys vs. the Washington Commanders, and the Detroit Lions vs. the Minnesota Vikings.
Brees had a one-year stint with NBC Sports in 2021, calling Notre Dame games and select NFL matchups, and made some appearances on ESPN last season.
Last summer, Brees openly expressed interest in calling more NFL games.
Drew Brees, who was one-and-done at NBC but has expressed a desire to return to a top NFL booth, will serve as a game analyst for Netflix on Christmas Day, per The Athletic. pic.twitter.com/QWMsD3ZV8y
- Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 17, 2025
CBS will produce the games for Netflix, and per The Athletic, CBS' Nate Burleson will return to this year's broadcast as the game analyst, with former QB Matt Ryan also in consideration.
This is Netflix's second year of broadcasting Christmas Day games. Last year, the Netflix broadcast roster included Ian and Noah Eagle on play-by-play and Burleson, J.J. Watt, and Greg Olsen as analysts. Kay Adams also joined the group as the pregame show host.
Laura Rutledge, Devin and Jason McCourty and Ian Rapoport made up the in-studio panel.
Brees was a 13-time Pro Bowler in an NFL career headlined by a 2010 Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints. The Purdue product played for the San Diego Chargers from 2001-2005 before joining the Saints in 2006. In 287 career games, Brees threw 571 touchdowns against 243 interceptions.
Brees announced his retirement in 2021, joined NBC and returned to Purdue as an interim assistant coach for the football team.