Tom Brady is trending online due to what fans saw on Monday Night Football on (September 15).
If you don’t know, the 48-year-old former pro quarterback is a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. He’s also a broadcaster for Fox, where he sits in the booth and provides commentary during NFL games.
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His role at Fox gives Tom unique interview access with coaches and players, but as an owner of an opposing team, some have viewed this as an unfair advantage. Other team owners do not get to go interview opposing team’s head coaches, so this has been something many have kept an eye on.
Well, during the Raiders game against the Chargers last night, the camera showed Tom in the coaching booth, and he did have a headset on. The headset is presumably to talk to players and coaches about what he’s seeing from above in-game.
To add to this, on Sunday, Tom will be in the Fox broadcast booth to call the Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears game. Many are pointing out that the following week, the Bears play the team Tom partially owns, the Raiders.
This has caused a lot of talk on social media about fairness, and the NFL is now responding.
The league told insider Tom Pelissero, “There are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches’ booth or wearing a headset during a game. Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner.”
Raiders head coach Pete Carroll was asked about Tom‘s involvement, and told ESPN, “We have conversations. I talk to Tom, Chip [Kelly, the offensive coordinator] talks to Tom regularly. We have a tremendous asset. And we all get along and respect each other. We just talk about life and football. He has great insight, so we’re lucky to have him as an owner.”
The Raiders lost the game 20-9.
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Source: justjared.com