Tom Brady blasts Skip Bayless, reveals he was not part of Shedeur Sanders evaluation for Raiders

As Shedeur Sanders slid down the 2025 NFL Draft board, former ESPN and FOX Sports host Skip Bayless said multiple times Tom Brady was part of the Las Vegas Raiders’ evaluation process. Brady is a part-owner of the franchise and Mark Davis confirmed his involvement as needed on the football side.

However, the legendary quarterback blasted Bayless’ posts about his involvement. Brady said he was not part of that process as the Raiders put together their draft class.

Las Vegas selected Ashton Jeanty at No. 6 overall and eventually took a quarterback in the late rounds. But even as Bayless posted about Brady’s involvement in the draft, he said that wasn’t the case and criticized that idea making its way around social media.

“I wasn’t a part of any evaluation process. … That’s the problem with media is everyone can just say whatever the f— they want and get away with it,” Brady said on Impaulsive with Logan Paul and Mike Majlak. “It’s kind of unfortunate because there actually used to be a lot of integrity in media. There’s way less now because everyone needs crazy voices to get heard, and it actually hurts a lot of relationships, which is not the goal of broadcasting.

“It should be to develop and cultivate and solve problems. Rather than critiques, I want people to offer solutions all the time.”

Tom Brady texted Shedeur Sanders amid draft fall

Tom Brady and Shedeur Sanders have built a strong relationship, which is why the seven-time Super Bowl champion reached out to the former Colorado star at one point. Brady, of course, knows what it’s like to slide down the draft board. The Patriots selected him with the No. 199 overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

That’s why Brady’s message to Sanders was simple. He encouraged the Cleveland Browns rookie to use his fall as motivation after going No. 155 overall.

“I actually texted Shedeur because I know him very well,” Brady said. “I said, dude, whatever happens, wherever you go, that’s your first day. Day 2 matters more than the draft. I was 199. So who could speak on it better than me, what that really means? Use it as motivation. You’re going to get your chances. Go take advantage of it. I remember when they were talking about Aaron Rodgers sliding. And Aaron slid to like 21 in the first round or whatever it was. I was like, dude, you’re the 21st pick in the first round. I think they still think you’re pretty good. You’re still a great player. You’re a first-round pick in the NFL. There’s only 32 of those guys every year. So use it as motivation. Wherever you end up going, it’s about your performance.

“What do you do when you get there? Because you’re going to get there. I was around some of the best players were undrafted free agents. Rodney Harrison wasn’t a high pick, Julian Edelman wasn’t a high pick, Danny Amendola. All those guys were phenomenal players. So what does it matter, like, other than some overhyped day where a lot of people are selling stories and saying, alright, this is the big day and it’s the draft. And it’s an important day, and it’s fun. I love watching it and seeing it. But I’ve also been there on Day 2 when they’ve got to show up and actually learn a playbook, be a part of a locker room. There’s a lot of growth that needs to happen.”