From John Richardson (@JohnIsaac55):
John, I got some time with Raiders owner Mark Davis to discuss this Tuesday afternoon, a couple of hours after he and his peers voted Brady’s purchase of a piece of his team through. My main takeaway was that, in time, that’ll likely come.
For now, Davis just wants Brady aboard and is content to allow for the greatest ever’s fledgling run as a broadcaster to run its course. He’s also aware that the recent rules changes make it complicated (or even impossible) for Brady to take on a working role with the organization as a limited partner. He acknowledged that this is something they’ll have to figure out if Brady wants a football-side job.
I just know this: Brady’s competitiveness probably won’t allow for him to sit idly by on the sidelines. And I don’t think his decision to join the Raiders’ ownership (even with a of help from business partner Tom Wagner) was with the intention to do so from afar. He’s also left plenty of breadcrumbs that would indicate an interest in working as a football exec. He was at the Raiders’ final practice last year—just as they were launching the search for a new coach and GM—and had a good friend and former teammate, Richard Seymour, on the search committee. Some even assumed that Mike Vrabel could come into the picture (and still could whenever Brady gets more involved).
So whether it’s in a year or 10, I think, and this is just my opinion, you’ll eventually see a significant football-side role for Brady in Las Vegas.
