In a twist of puzzling Tom Brady’s intersecting interests, the NFL said Thursday that Brady will not be barred from broadcasting Las Vegas Raiders games despite his 5 percent ownership stake in the team. .
Under the guidelines of his minority ownership stake in the Raiders, Brady is not allowed to be in another team’s facilities, attend another team’s practices or participate in crucial pre-production meetings and interviews with coaches, executives and players.
However, the rest of the Fox broadcast crew that Brady works with will still have that access. And according to NFL executive vice president Jeff Miller, the coaching staff will not have the option to ban the rest of Brady’s fellow Fox broadcast crew from allowing them normal access to teams during their pre-production process.
“No, there is no aspect of the rule that would give coaches that freedom,” Miller said Thursday during a conference call with reporters, in response to a question about whether coaches can exclude other members of the Fox broadcast crew who work with Brady. .
Having a minority owner of a team who also serves as the main broadcaster of NFL games is new territory for the league. But the NFL’s approach appears to be one of juggling and dealing with potential problems or unseen implications as they arise.
Brady’s stake in the Raiders was approved unanimously at the NFL owners meetings in Atlanta this week.
This story will be updated.
