Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady has become a color commentator for Fox Sports’ coverage of NFL games this year, and last year, he also became a part-owner of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces.
Now, he can add another item to his already impressive resume: part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
A group led by Brady now officially owns a 10 percent stake in the Raiders, and in a statement he released, he said he’s “incredibly humbled and excited” to be in this new role, per Adam Schefter.
Statement from new Raiders part owner Tom Brady: pic.com/BYHhcVhur6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 15, 2024
There is some irony to Brady becoming a part-owner of the Raiders that some fans may have to get past.
In his first playoff games as a starter in 2001, he led the New England Patriots past the Raiders, who were then based in Oakland, in what became known as the “Tuck Rule” game, a game that still angers Raiders Nation to this day.
In addition, although Brady grew up in the Bay Area, he was a childhood fan of the San Francisco 49ers, the Raiders’ old rivals from that metropolitan area.
The Raiders appear to be starting a retooling or even a rebuilding process after they traded star wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets on Tuesday, a move that will reunite him with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, his former Green Bay Packers teammate.
They have some definite problems at quarterback, which led head coach Antonio Pierce to go with Aidan O’Connell as his starter this past weekend instead of Gardner Minshew II, who had started their first five games under center.
