Former Bucs safety John Lynch, who retires this afternoon, will work for Fox as an NFL game analyst.

It didn’t take long for former Bucs safety John Lynch to choose his next career path. And no, it’s not politics. Not yet anyway.

USA Today’s Michael McCarthy reports today that Lynch will be working as a game analyst for Fox’s NFL broadcasts beginning next week.

Retiring safety John Lynch is joining Fox as a game analyst, Dan Bell said, starting with next Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings-Jacksonville Jaguars game. Lynch will team with play-by-play announcer Chris Rose.

Joe is happy that Lynch took this path for selfish reasons. Joe likes Lynch and finds him to be quite articulate and intelligent. Joe thinks Lynch will make a fine TV analyst.

That is, before he is Sarah Palin’s running mate in 2012.