Raiders owner Mark Davis told ESPN he has “come to an agreement” with future Hall of Fame QB Tom Brady to join the organization’s ownership group, pending NFL approval. richarddeitsch on what this means for Brady's potential broadcasting career ⬇️
Brady, 45, retired in February following a historic 23-year career, winning seven Super Bowls.Sports television entities punted long ago on the notion that their broadcasters can’t have some kind of ownership stake in teams. The question usually comes down to optics: Are you comfortable having your broadcaster call games or discuss said team? Usually, the answer is yes.In the case of Brady, as ESPN originally reported, Fox has blessed the arrangement based on sourcing.
My rule of thumb, and you don’t have to follow it, is this: If someone has a financial stake in something, you should proceed with caution, not necessarily about what they are saying, but what they don’t say. If Brady ends up with a piece of the Raiders, I’m going to bypass everything he says about the franchise outside of game analysis. But as far as whether it will be an issue for Fox, no chance.
in March. “And he was also impressed by the excitement and the enthusiasm of the crowd in Las Vegas. He knew that I was in it, and I think he just felt he wanted to be a part of it. And so, his people contacted me, and we talked about it, and he became a partner in the world champion Las Vegas Aces.”
That ultimately evolved into Brady also pursuing a minority ownership stake in the Raiders. Davis was open to considering the idea of selling a piece of the franchise when Johnson expressed interest in ownership last October, but the deal didn’t come together and theHall of Fame point guard ended up buying a stake in the Commanders instead in April.
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