Tom Brady may very well be coming again to the NFL.
In the proprietor’s field, with the Las Vegas Raiders.
According to a report from ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Adam Schefter, the retired quarterback is in discussions with the Raiders about becoming a member of as a restricted companion.
“Discussions between the two sides have been going on for weeks and could soon be reaching a resolution, yet sources say it’s still an extremely sensitive and fluid negotiation. Brady’s investment is expected to be “passive,” a supply with direct information of the state of affairs says, and he wouldn’t have any operational management or authority over the membership, each in enterprise and soccer issues.”
The transfer can be the second time that Brady and Raiders proprietor Mark Davis entered right into a deal relating to possession of a franchise. Back in March it was introduced the Brady had bought a stake within the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA franchise. Davis is almost all proprietor of the group.
This can also be not Brady’s first foray into NFL possession. During the 2021 and 2022 seasons Brady reportedly had discussions with Miami Dolphins proprietor Stephen Ross about becoming a member of the group as a restricted companion. Following an investigation into the matter, the Dolphins have been discovered to have violated the league’s tampering coverage, and forfeited their first-round decide within the 2023 NFL Draft.
There can also be one other matter to contemplate. Brady is in line to hitch the commentary sales space with Fox Sports for the 2024 season, having signed a ten-year, $375 million contract to be within the sales space for NFL video games. According to the report from Schefter and Wickersham, the community has signed off on the concept, and Brady’s potential involvement as a restricted companion wouldn’t violate league guidelines.
“A source told ESPN that Fox has “blessed” the association. Sources mentioned that league coverage about group possession overlapping with media employment solely comes into play if the proprietor holds a place of authority on the media firm and will influence broadcast rights negotiations. Fox and the NFL agreed to an 11-year rights deal in 2021.”
Even if Davis and Brady come to an settlement, it might should be authorized by the league’s house owners. Under NFL guidelines, a minimum of 24 present group house owners must vet and approve Brady’s possession stake, as is the case with all minority and majority house owners.
Then there may be additionally the truth that Brady performed for years with present Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator in New England with the Patriots. But we will go away that form of hypothesis for one more time … together with the inevitable Tuck Rule jokes ought to this deal undergo.