NFL to mandate Tom Brady broadcast restrictions if named partial Las Vegas Raiders owner, per report

Tom Brady will have his share of challenges as a broadcaster if he becomes a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. According to Seth Wickersham of ESPN, Brady would be forced to abide by several restrictions as a Raiders owner and Fox broadcaster, including not entering another team’s facility and not attending another team’s practice. Brady also can’t attend broadcast production meetings, either in-person or virtually.

The NFL presented the rules to owners on Tuesday in a slide titled “Brady Broadcast Restrictions,” and it impacts only the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, not other members of the Fox broadcast team. A league source told ESPN that owners had concerns about conflicts of interest in Brady potentially becoming a Raiders minority owner.

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Along with those restrictions, Brady would likely have to abide by other policies common to team owners, including not publicly criticizing game officials and other teams, following the NFL’s anti-gambling policy and being subject to the league’s anti-tampering policies.

It was reported that last year Brady was in advance discussions to be a partial owner of the Raiders. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to buy a stake in the team, but the deal has not been finalized. Brady’s bid has been stuck in the NFL’s finance committee. If that clears the committee, Brady’s ownership stake has to be approved by at least 24 of the 32 team owners.

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Why Tom Brady took year off before starting broadcasting career

Before Brady played in his final NFL season in 2022, he agreed to be part of the Fox broadcast team for 10 years and $375 million. He is set to make his debut next week when the Dallas Cowboys take on the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 8.

In June, Brady explained why he took a year off before starting his job at Fox. “For me it was the only way to do it,” Brady said on the SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina. “I realized that to come off of playing season and then to jump right into that, it’s a whole ‘nother discipline to learn and I really wanted to take some time to watch, listen and learn and talk to people. 

“People who I really see as the greatest at what they’ve done, and everyone really opened their arms to embrace me and phone calls and there’s still more that I’m going to make before the start of the season. And I’m just very grateful for all the people that kind of shared a lot of incredible nuggets, ways to succeed, that I’ll be able to involve myself in as I go forward.”