A six-month NFL investigation found that Dolphins team owner Stephen Ross and vice chairman/limited partner Bruce Beal - a friend of Brady's - violated the anti-tampering policy in conversations with Brady, and the team was stripped of its first-round pick in last month's draft, among other disciplinary measures.īrady retired at age 45 after the 2022 season, his 23rd in the NFL, saying that this time he was done playing "for good." Although Brady came out of a 41-day retirement after the 2021 season to play a final year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he is not expected to try to play for the Raiders. In 20, Brady reportedly had discussions with the Miami Dolphins about becoming a limited partner. This is not the first time the seven-time Super Bowl champion has shown interest in owning a minority stake in an NFL franchise. Fox and the NFL agreed to an 11-year rights deal in 2021. Sources said that league policy about team ownership overlapping with media employment comes into play only if the owner holds a position of authority at the media company and could impact broadcast rights negotiations. ![]() A source told ESPN that Fox has "blessed" the arrangement. It's believed that Brady's 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox, which is due to start in 2024, would be unaffected by an investment in the Raiders. ![]() In late March, Brady announced that he had purchased a stake in the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, a team also primarily owned by Davis.Įven if Brady and Davis are able to agree to terms, at least 24 current team owners would have to vet and approve Brady's limited partnership, as is the case with all minority and majority owners.īrady's star power and business acumen, in a city he frequently visits, would be expected to help the club realize its financial potential in the market they've held since they moved from Oakland in 2020 - an ironic latest chapter for the man who helped hand the Raiders one of the most painful losses in franchise history during the Tuck Rule game. Brady's agent, Don Yee, declined comment. A Raiders spokesperson didn't return calls or texts. ![]() Brady's investment is expected to be "passive," a source with direct knowledge of the situation says, and he would not have any operational control or authority over the club in business or football matters. NFL legend Tom Brady is in deep discussions to become a limited partner of the Las Vegas Raiders, sources told ESPN - potentially his second foray into a partnership with Raiders owner Mark Davis on a professional sports franchise in less than two months.ĭiscussions 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. Sources: Tom Brady in talks to become limited Raiders partner Along with this, the Lamar trade might be the last good thing Dan would like to do for the franchise as under him, the team has faced nothing but backlash and lawsuits for allegedly engaging in questionable practices.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser Of course Schefter was playing around but if something like this actually ends up happening, then the Commanders would possibly find a better price from a bigger buyer. Adam suggested that as per his source, Dan’s attempts to recruit Jackson is his final move before he eventually sells the franchise. With absolutely everything going haywire for the Commanders in the past couple of years, Lamar’s inclusion might give a nice boost to the franchise. Dan Snyder wants to end his ‘legacy’ at Washington with Lamar Jackson trade? He just got them all excited for potentially nothing and it won’t be wrong to say that the NFL Insider deserves a best actor nomination at the upcoming Oscars for his performance. Adam was definitely playing around with the hosts of the podcast.
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