Tom Brady’s response: After former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was recently spotted wearing a headset in the Raiders’ coaching box during a Monday night loss to the Chargers on Sept. 15, questions were quickly asked about a possible conflict of interest.
Brady, 48, is now somehow more involved in the game now that he’s retired from playing. He’s simultaneously a minority owner in the Raiders while also working as the color commentator as part of Fox Sports’ lead NFL broadcast partnership (alongside Kevin Burkhardt).
Because broadcasters get special access to teams and limited levels of behind-closed-doors information (in pre-game production meetings), accusations have been made that Brady could theoretically leverage that insider knowledge for the benefit of the team he has a stake in.