Tom Brady is the minority owner but will be helping Mark Davis make personnel decisions
Last month, the Las Vegas Raiders officially announced that Tom Brady would become a minority owner. The process took over a year, as NFL owners were concerned about Brady working for Fox as an analyst.
After it was approved, there was speculation about how much he would be involved in day-to-day operations. In most cases, minority owners aren’t too involved with the team. However, with Brady’s greatness attached to his name, Mark Das was expected to have him pick the next quarterback.
Diana Russini of the Athletic had the latest scoop on Brady’s involvement with the team. Brady will help oversee the Raiders’ search for the next quarterback.
• New Raiders minority owner Tom Brady represents “excellence,” according to Raiders majority owner Mark Davis. While Brady is busy broadcasting for Fox and may have only 10 percent equity in the Raiders, I expect his involvement in running the team to be closer to 90 percent. We already know the organization wants to lean on Brady when picking a future quarterback. One of Davis’s strengths is his openness to listening to experienced football people, and he values Brady’s understanding of what it takes to win at a high level.
It should make fans excited that Davis will have a smart person in the room to help make decisions. While this will be new to Brady as well, he is a great football mind and understands what it means to be a successful quarterback in the NFL. All help is welcomed to secure a franchise quarterback.
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