After Tom Brady was approved as a 5 percent owner of the Las Vegas Raiders las week, the NFL world is eager to understand the implications of this move in football terms.
It appears that Brady will eventually aim for a more prominent role within the franchise and its decision making, but as of now a standing NFL rule prohibits his direct involvement.
"NFL bylaws dictate that minority owners cannot be employed (officially, at least) by teams, unless they're related to the principal owner," said Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer. "A rule put in place to prevent teams from using equity to entice people to take jobs with them."
Raiders' principal owner, Mark Davis admits that he botched a trade for Brady during his 2020 free agency, but had always wanted him to eventually be a part of the organization.
"I knew at the time that I wanted him to be part of the Raiders," Davis told Breer "... In five or six years when he's done (at Fox) and he wants to get more involved with the team and we figure out a way for that to happen, he's the guy that I think can really take this organization in the future. And in the interim, he can consult in the offseason and things like that. I don't want it to interfere in his job."
Davis plans to involve Brady as much as possible within NFL regulations until he can have a more significant role in the franchise.
