Tom Brady Has Comical List Of NFL No-No’s As Raiders Owner
Tom Brady’s NFL resume is rather lengthy at this time. He spent 23 years as a quarterback for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning seven Super Bowl titles.
Since retiring for the second time (for real), Brady found his next football chapter in the broadcast booth on the No. 1 team for FOX alongside Kevin Burkhardt. Brady’s resume as of Tuesday now officially includes part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, taking on a 5% share of the AFC West franchise.
Those two current football occupations will indeed affect one another as several normal broadcast schedule events for Brady will not be allowed due to his ownership status. ESPN’s Seth Wickersham reported a number of restrictions for Brady moving forward as he joins the Raiders ownership group.
Here are the following restrictions, per Wickersham:
-Not permitted at other NFL team facilities
-Not permitted to watch practice
-Cannot attend/virtually join broadcast production meetings
-Cannot criticize other teams and/or referees
-Follow NFL gambling policy
-Follow NFL anti-tampering policy
That’s a lot of rules. Understandable rules for someone in Brady’s position, but still a lot of rules. They’re also rules that will heavily derail how a broadcaster would normally prepare for an NFL game.
Brady’s inability to attend production meetings with the rest of his team and watch practices hinders what he can take into a broadcast, now solely relying on his existing relationships from his playing days and studying film, just as he would as if he was suiting up to play quarterback again.
Brady has work to do to be at his best on the FOX broadcast amid these restrictions. His ownership approval capped off an eventful day for the Raiders, currently sitting at 2-4, that also included a blockbuster trade that shipped out an elite wide receiver.