Tom Brady tried to push his luck with the Raiders, and the NFL let him know exactly how they felt
The Raiders would have loved to have him.
The Las Vegas Raiders have had quarterback issues for some time, but hopefully that comes to an end this upcoming season. The Raiders are expected to draft Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall, making him their franchise guy.
But there was a time when everyone wondered whether the Raiders could get their minority owner, Tom Brady, on the field for them. That’s how bad the QB situation was—calling for a retired, 48-year-old to be the QB. Granted, Brady is the greatest to ever do it, so it’s fair for the Raiders, who have had a handful of QBs over the last few years, to even ask. But the team wasn’t the only one to ask.
Tom Brady asked the NFL if he could be QB while being an owner
“Funny enough, you ask… I actually have inquired. And they don’t like that idea very much,” Tom Brady said. “So I’m gonna leave it at that. We explored a lot of different things, and I’m very happily retired. Let me just say that too—so I loved being out there playing in the flag game.
“I love not getting hit. I’ve got a lot of really fun things I’ve been involved with. It’s never gonna get old. You can get old throwing passes to incredible athletes on a football field. But if anything, that game reconfirmed to me that I’m very happy in my retirement.”
Since letting go of Derek Carr in 2022, the Raiders have started eight different quarterbacks. Eight quarterbacks in three seasons is not good, so getting Brady on the field, who showed he can still sling it recently during the flag football games, would have been smart for Vegas.
Of course, it does make sense as to why Brady couldn’t be the QB for the team he has an ownership stake in, and the NFL let him know it wouldn’t be happening.
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