The deal was basically perfect for months, and now the necessary approvals have been received. Tom Brady is the team owner of an NFL team. It is his third investment in a sports team, after involvements in football and women’s basketball.
Tom Brady is now not only a TV expert in the NFL, but also the team owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. The most successful professional in the history of the National Football League received approval from the other owners to buy a five percent stake in the Raiders. Owner Mark Davis and Brady had basically agreed on the deal months ago. Brady’s role as a TV expert for Fox, among other things, caused concerns for a long time.
Because of his entry, the seven-time Super Bowl champion has been banned from taking part in production meetings or gaining access to the facilities of other teams or their coaches and players since the beginning of the season. He is allowed to comment on Raiders games, but he is not allowed to criticize referees. This rule applies to all team owners in the league.
“I am eager to contribute to this organization in every way and honor its great tradition,” Brady wrote on . Majority shareholder Davis said in a statement that he hoped Brady would be helpful in selecting a quarterback in the future “and possibly training him as well.”
As a team owner, 47-year-old Brady is no longer allowed on the field. If he were to come out of retirement and make a second comeback in the NFL, he would have to sell his shares. Brady is considered the “GOAT” (Greatest of all time) in the NFL. He played a full 23 seasons in the league starting in 2000. Brady won six of his Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots and the seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before ending his career after the 2022 season.
Brady already co-owner of Birmingham City
Brady is already co-owner of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces. Raiders owner Mark Davis also holds most of the shares in the women’s basketball team that won the title in the last two years. Brady also invests in the English third division soccer team Birmingham City.
The Raiders have been waiting for a Super Bowl win since 1983. The Raiders have not won a playoff game since losing the Super Bowl in January 2003 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team, which has lost four of six games this season, parted ways with star receiver Davante Adams on Tuesday, who will play for the New York Jets after a trade.
Super Bowl LXII goes to Atlanta
Meanwhile, the NFL has also announced the host of the 2028 Super Bowl. Atlanta won the contract. The NFL team owners have awarded the championship final to the city in the US state of Georgia. Mercedes-Benz Stadium last hosted the event in 2019, when the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams. It is the fourth time that the hometown of the Atlanta Falcons has hosted the Super Bowl. The first two editions took place in the now demolished Georgia Dome.
New Orleans will host at the end of this season. Santa Clarita, just outside San Francisco, will follow in 2026, and SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles metropolitan area will take place again in 2027.
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