If ESPN ultimately doesn’t bring Troy Aikman back for ESPN in 2027, there won’t be a shortage of folks interested in taking over the spot.

Hall of Fame quarterback and current Fox broadcaster Drew Brees is one of them.

Via Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports, Brees stated the obvious when asked if he’d be interested in the job.

“Of course,” Brees said.

“At the end of the day, I aspire to be the best at what I’m pursuing,” Brees said. “I love broadcasting and I love my team. And I love being able to broadcast games every week. For example, this week, we’re broadcasting Vikings-Packers. The Packers are one of the most explosive offenses in football right now. I love the fact that I’ll get a chance to dive into watching Jordan Love, Matt LaFleur and that whole offense. Look, they struggled early on in the season. Now they’ve kind of turned the corner. The Vikings are reeling a little bit. Trying to figure it out on offense. We get to dive in and identify what the solutions could be. The [Vikings] defense is lights out. What a great matchup that’s going to be. I get to be in the shoes of both.

“Again, that’s what I love every week is the opportunity to talk about it, communicate it. But we’re all aspiring to be the best that we can be at it.”

And to be compensated accordingly.

Regardless of whether it’s with ESPN or elsewhere, Brees continues to aspire to be the No. 1 analyst for an NFL broadcast partner.

“I would love to,” Brees said. “That’s my goal and aspiration, and that’s what I’m working towards. Every week, I feel like it’s getting better and better and more comfortable. I love the crew that I work with at Fox. I think they’re absolute pros. I love the preparation that goes into a week. I watch that film as if I’m trying to attack every side of the ball. I kind of build my strategy, and then being able to talk to the coaches from each side of the ball, and the key players each and every week. You always feel like you’re staying ahead of the curve. You know what’s coming. You see the evolution of the game.”

Brees is currently one of the mid-level broadcasters at Fox. He has been doing it for about a year. While he could in time climb to the top of the broadcaster pecking order, it’s hard to imagine ESPN making that move now.