Tom Brady set to become minority owner of Raiders, Mark Davis says

Las Vegas Raiders proprietor Marc Davis advised ESPN that legendary quarterback Tom Brady will personal a minority state within the franchise. 

“We now have come to an settlement for Tom Brady to grow to be a associate within the Raiders and we’ve got submitted it to the NFL for approval. We’re excited for Tom to affix the Raiders,” he stated in an announcement to ESPN. 

With Brady retirement from the sport “for good” this time following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys within the playoffs final season, ESPN reported final week that Brady was in “deep discussions” with Davis and the Raiders to grow to be a restricted associate. 

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Tom Brady stars and likewise the movie, out Feb. 3. (Alex Slitz)

The report famous that Brady’s involvement with the franchise can be “passive” and it wouldn’t give him any “operational management or authority over the membership in enterprise or soccer issues.”

Like all possession settlement, 24 of the 32 NFL owners must log out on it earlier than it may be locked in by the league. 

TOM BRADY IN ‘DEEP DISCUSSIONS’ TO BECOME LIMITED PARTNER OF RAIDERS: REPORT

If the vote goes by way of — it is not anticipated to be carried out at this week’s house owners’ conferences — Brady would be part of George Halas and Jerry Richardson as the one gamers to grow to be house owners within the league. 

Brady’s involvement in sports activities franchises within the Las Vegas space was already underway after buying a stake within the Las Vegas Aces, the 2022 WNBA champions. That acquisition got here in March.

Brady has been eager to get into NFL possession, as he reportedly tried to buy a minority stake within the Miami Dolphins in 2021 when he initially retired from the Bucs earlier than second-guessing that call. 

Proprietor Robert Kraft (L) of the New England Patriots and proprietor and managing basic associate Mark Davis of the Las Vegas Raiders pose collectively for pictures earlier than their groups’ sport at Allegiant Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Patriots 30-24. (Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)

The Dolphins had been finally hit by the league for participating in communications they weren’t allowed to have with Brady, as he was nonetheless beneath contract with the Bucs when these possession talks occurred. 

Las Vegas, although, was additionally an fascinating franchise that had connections with Brady following his illustrious tenure in New England. Not solely is his former offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, the staff’s head coach, however GM Dave Ziegler additionally comes from the Patriots. 

There’s additionally new Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who was Brady’s backup with the Patriots previous to shifting on to the San Francisco 49ers. 

Tom Brady has labored with Dr. Alina Fong for almost a decade with their TB12 Sports activities Remedy any Concussion Heart (Gilbert Flores/Selection)

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Brady, 45, is clearly married to the sport, however now that his enjoying days are over, changing into an proprietor — and maybe an govt down the street — is the subsequent chapter.