Tag: Tom Brady

Mar 21, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Founders FFC quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws ball against Logan Paul of Wildcats FFC during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Tom Brady on comeback: NFL didn’t ‘like that idea very much’

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Tom Brady toyed with the idea of a potential comeback, going so far as to ask the NFL if it were permissible for a minority owner of a team to play in a league game.

Per NFL rules, a player can’t also be an owner.

“I actually have inquired, and they don’t like that idea very much,” Brady told CNBC. “We explored a lot of different things, and I’m very happily retired. Let me just say that, too.”

Brady, who turns 49 in August, last played in an NFL game in 2022 before announcing his retirement for the second time. The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback currently is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Brady would need to sell his 5% stake in the team before he could become an active player.

Brady returned to the field this past weekend, albeit to participate in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.

“I loved being out there playing in the flag game,” Brady said. “I loved not getting hit. I’ve got a lot of really fun things I’m involved in.

“It’s never going to get old throwing passes to incredible athletes on the football field. But if anything, that game reconfirmed to me that I’m very happy in my retirement.”

Brady was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player who holds the league records for completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649). He added his record seventh Super Bowl championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 season.

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Mar 21, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Founders FFC quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws ball against Logan Paul of Wildcats FFC during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

NFL-backed flag football event averaged approx. 650K viewers

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The Fanatics Flag Football Classic didn’t exactly resonate with the masses this past weekend, as it drew an average television audience of 641,000 on Fox for the round-robin competition.

The title game didn’t draw much better, averaging 649,000, per FrontOfficeSports.com.

It likely did itself no favors, however, by going up against the second round of the men’s NCAA Tournament and the first round of the women’s tourney.

Seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady joined current NFL stars Davante Adams and Saquon Barkley, among others, in competing in the event that hastily was shifted from Saudi Arabia to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles due to unrest in the Middle East.

The NFL is attempting to throw its weight behind the sport ahead of its Olympic debut in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.

–Field Level Media

Tom Brady on Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub: ‘Completely ridiculous’

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Tom Brady labeled Bill Belichick’s snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame as “completely ridiculous” on Wednesday.

Brady obviously knows a thing or two about his long-time former head coach with the New England Patriots. The three-time NFL MVP shared his thoughts on the voting committee’s decision against embracing Belichick on his first year on the ballot.

“I don’t understand it,” Brady said Wednesday during an interview with Seattle Sports 710 AM. “I mean, I was with him everyday. If he’s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there’s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is completely ridiculous because people deserve it.

“He’s incredible. There’s no coach I’d rather play for. If I’m picking one coach to go out there to win a Super Bowl — give me one season — I’m taking Bill Belichick. So that’s enough said.”

The proof is in the pudding for Belichick, whose six Super Bowl victories as a head coach are the most in NFL history. He went 266-121 (.687) in his 24 seasons leading the Patriots, with an undefeated regular season in 2007. He also won two Super Bowls as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.

Per ESPN, Belichick was informed Friday that he did not reach the threshold of 40 out of 50 votes from the Hall of Fame’s selection committee.

“When it comes down to votes and popularity and all that, then welcome to the world of voting,” said Brady, who will become eligible for Hall of Fame induction in 2028.

“You might as well try out for the Oscars and get a big panel to tell you if you’re good or not. It’s the way that it works unfortunately. He’s gonna get into the Hall of Fame. In the end, I’m not worried about that.”

Belichick was a three-time NFL Coach of the Year and named to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team in 2019. With 302 regular-season wins as head coach of the Cleveland Browns (1991-95) and Patriots, he ranks third in league history behind Don Shula and George Halas.

The Patriots went 29-38 in Belichick’s last four years in New England once Brady left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won one Super Bowl without Belichick. More recently, Belichick became a college coach for the first time at North Carolina, but his first season was a disastrous 4-8 affair.

“A lot of times in life for all of us, things don’t happen exactly how you want them or on your timeline,” Brady said of Belichick’s eventual induction into the Hall of Fame. “But we’ll all be there to celebrate him when it does happen, and he’s gonna have a huge turnout from so many players, coaches that appreciated everything he did, the commitment he made to winning and the impact that he had on all our lives.”

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Rams QB Matthew Stafford sets TD pass streak record

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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford used the team’s first drive against the Carolina Panthers to set an NFL record for consecutive touchdown passes without an interception.

Stafford threw his 28th consecutive touchdown pass without an interception when he found Davante Adams on a 4-yard scoring strike less than three minutes into the game.

The nine-game run immediately ended on the Rams’ second possession when Stafford was intercepted by Nick Scott in the end zone on a deflected pass. Stafford officially went 318 consecutive passes without an interception.

Stafford was intercepted two passes later by Mike Jackson, who scampered 48 yards for a touchdown to give Carolina a 14-7 lead.

The TD pass broke Stafford’s tie with Tom Brady, who had 27 consecutive passes without an interception as a member of the New England Patriots between the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

The toss to Adams in the first quarter was Stafford’s NFL-leading 31st TD pass of the season, with his third interception coming one drive later. The last time he had been picked off was in Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Adams has an NFL-best 13 TD receptions.

Stafford, who is vying for his first career MVP award in his 17th NFL season, entered Sunday having completed 63.5 percent of his passes for 62,639 yards, 407 TDs and 190 interceptions.

–Field Level Media

Sep 14, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie greets Fox Sports broadcaster Tom Brady prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Antonio Pierce raises concerns about Tom Brady’s dual role

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Tom Brady’s dual role as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and primary NFL color commentator for Fox continues to raise ethical questions.

After broadcasting Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Brady was spotted on the broadcast sitting in the Raiders’ coaches box and wearing a headset during Monday’s 20-9 home loss to the Chargers.

Antonio Pierce, who served as the Raiders’ head coach in 2024 after taking over as the interim in 2023, further called the ethics of the conundrum into question in a recent radio appearance.

“This is unprecedented, what we’re seeing,” Pierce told Adam Schein of SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio. “I think I would be uncomfortable if it was the other way around, to be honest with you. Because you’re not dealing with just a normal person. Tom Brady is the elite of the elite, one of the greatest quarterbacks, one of the greatest players in the game, played against him obviously, student of the game.

“It’s not hard for him to watch a few things on a Friday practice or hear things in a production meeting and be like, ‘Hmm,’ and have tidbits. And you’d be foolish enough to think that he’s not gonna share that with the Raiders because we had those conversations about certain things.”

The NFL released a statement Tuesday confirming that Brady is not breaking any rules of his dual-role agreement by sitting in the coaches box during a game.

“There are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches’ booth or wearing a headset during a game,” the league said via statement. “Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner. All personnel sitting in the booth must abide by policies that prohibit the use of electronic devices other than league-issued equipment such as a Microsoft Surface Tablet for the Sideline Viewing System.”

After signing a 10-year deal with Fox while still an active player in 2022, Brady began his broadcasting career last season with some restrictions. Because of his Raiders ownership stake, he was not allowed to attend in-person or online broadcast production meetings and was not able to visit other teams’ facilities.

Traditionally, broadcasters use those meetings to talk to coaches and gain intel about the state of the roster ahead of that week’s game.

Brady has been allowed to start attending remote production meetings this season.

With Brady set to be on the call for Sunday’s Chicago-Dallas game — one week before the Raiders host Chicago — Bears coach Ben Johnson made it clear Wednesday that he isn’t bothered by the arrangement.

“I’m really not worried about it,” Johnson said. ” … There’s not going to be any trade secrets that are going to be exchanged. But I really don’t think it’s that big of a deal, to be honest with you.”

Pierce, though, remains convinced otherwise.

“I think everybody’s gonna give you the political answer and say, ‘Oh, it’s no big deal,’” Pierce said. “I’m calling BS on that because if me and you was to call the game, they’ll be secretive with us. Now you got a guy who’s a minority owner, a great player, you know he understands the game, you know he sees the game. He has obviously an interest in the Raiders.

“So I just think it’s unprecedented. We haven’t seen it. Again, I don’t want to talk above my means. I don’t know what the NFL has set for Tom Brady and his rules, but I know he was a great asset for us with the Raiders when I was there. And I think he’ll still be a great asset as he’s going forward and I think this does help him out, and the Raiders.”

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Aug 26, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (L) talks to former NFL player Tom Brady (R) before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

Raiders coach Pete Carroll confirms Tom Brady in regular contact

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When the owner calls, head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly pick up, especially when the minority owner of the Raiders is Tom Brady.

Brady, approved as part of the ownership group in Las Vegas in October 2024, sat in the coaching box at the Raiders’ home stadium with a headset on Monday night. When the ESPN broadcast team for the “Monday Night Football” audience shared that Brady regularly discusses the game plan and film review with Kelly, Carroll was asked postgame if it’s true the seven-time Super Bowl champ meets with Kelly multiple times a week.

“That’s not accurate,” Carroll said. “That’s not accurate. That’s not accurate. We have conversations. I talk to Tom, Chip talks to Tom. Regularly. I mean, we have a tremendous asset. And so we all get along well, we respect each other. And so we talk about life and football and whatever it comes. And he has great insight. So we’re lucky to have him as an owner.”

NFL owners approved lighter measures for Brady to meet with other coaches and players in production meetings as part of his role with Fox. Those meetings are required to be remote when Brady is involved, as he’s not permitted to attend practices held at team facilities.

Brady will be on the broadcast team on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys face the Chicago Bears, whom the Raiders play in Las Vegas the following week.

This past weekend, Brady was in Kansas City to broadcast the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. Those teams are also on the Raiders’ schedule this season.

In Week 1, Brady was part of Fox’s broadcast of the New York Giants’ game against the Washington Commanders, who will host the Raiders on Sunday.

Las Vegas lost 20-9 to the Chargers on Monday.

–Field Level Media

Aug 26, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Former NFL player Tom Brady on the field before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Las Vegas Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

From Raiders’ coaching booth, Tom Brady draws fans’ ire

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Tom Brady was accustomed to seeing yellow flags on the field throughout his stellar playing career, but the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders raised some red flags Monday night by appearing in the team’s coaching booth during a home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Brady, 48, who joined the Raiders’ ownership group last October, was spotted on ESPN’s telecast wearing a headset. Per the ESPN broadcast, the future Hall of Famer discusses game film and goes over the game plan with new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Chip Kelly every week.

Brady made his Fox debut as an analyst last season on a 10-year, $375 million contract.

Under looser restrictions than last season, Brady can now attend production meetings as part of his NFL broadcast duties with Fox, though he must participate in those discussions remotely. He still can’t attend practices held at team facilities.

Fans, coaches, players and the media are sure to speculate that Brady’s access gives the Raiders an unfair advantage, particularly when he is calling games for Fox involving teams that Las Vegas will face later in the season.

Fans posted on social media during the game, calling it a conflict of interest and questioning the fairness of giving Brady access to future opponents.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner will be on the broadcast team on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys face the Chicago Bears, whom the Raiders play the following week.

This past weekend, Brady was in Kansas City to broadcast the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, teams also on the Raiders’ schedule this season.

In Week 1, Brady was part of Fox’s broadcast of the New York Giants’ game against the Washington Commanders, who will host the Raiders on Sunday.

Las Vegas lost 20-9 to the Chargers on Monday.

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Aug 8, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Retired Hall of Fame New England Patriot player Tom Brady talks with Brian Hoyer during the first half of a game against the Washington Commanders at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images

Tom Brady to play in inaugural flag football tourney in Saudi Arabia

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In what could be a step toward competing for an eventual gold medal, Tom Brady announced on Monday that he would compete at an inaugural flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia in March 2026.

Brady, the 15-time Pro Bowler and seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, retired from the NFL following the 2022 season.

The Fanatics Flag Football Classic is an exhibition tournament that will feature three teams in a round-robin format. Brady, 48, is joining current and former league stars in participating.

That list includes current standouts Saquon Barkley (Eagles), Tyreek Hill (Dolphins), Christian McCaffrey (49ers), Sauce Gardner (Jets), Myles Garrett (Browns), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys) and Maxx Crosby (Raiders), as well as free agent Odell Beckham Jr.

Brady’s former teammate Rob Gronkowski is also committed, while the three coaches are confirmed to be Pete Carroll, Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan.

“I will be bringing home the trophy,” Brady said.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in 2023 that flag football will be included in the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, and Brady might be aiming for a spot in that competition.

In May, the NFL granted its players permission to participate in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics, citing specific regulations as part of the decision, such as overseeing proper playing surfaces and injury protections for NFL teams.

Brady, a three-time league MVP who spent 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and three more with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is the NFL’s all-time leader in games started (333), completions (7,753), attempts (12,050), yards (89,214), touchdown passes (649), fourth-quarter comebacks (46) and game-winning drives (58).

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Jan 20, 2019; Kansas City, MO, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrate the win over the Kansas City Chiefs during overtime in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Brady: Belichick’s challenge at UNC is working with 17- and 18-year-olds

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Tom Brady knows better than most what it’s like to play for Bill Belichick, which informs his confidence in his former coach’s first foray into the college ranks as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Brady, who won six of his seven Super Bowl championships as quarterback of Belichick’s New England Patriots, declared he’s part of the large group intrigued to see how Belichick coaches college players in Chapel Hill, N.C. — a.k.a. “Chapel Bill.”

“What they’re gonna get is, obviously, the most prepared, the most hard-working coach that I’d ever been around,” Brady said during the latest episode of “The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast,” which was released on Monday.

“If you go to that school, you will be prepared to play at the next level. He’s gonna teach you the right fundamentals, the right techniques. He’s gonna have a high expectation for you and you’re gonna develop a lot. That’s what I know.”

North Carolina signed Belichick, 73, to a five-year deal through the 2029 season to replace Mack Brown. He will earn $10 million a year, plus up to $3.5 million in performance incentives. The first three years of the contract are guaranteed.

Belichick won six Super Bowls in 24 seasons with the Patriots while compiling an 302-165 regular-season record as head coach for the Cleveland Browns (1991-95) and Patriots (2000-23).

“I think the challenge for him is he’s dealing with a lot of, probably, under-developed players, because he’s dealt with guys that are four, five, six years further along than what he’s normally had to deal with. So I think there’s probably a learning curve for him,” Brady said on the podcast.

“And this is just me hypothesizing — I don’t have much knowledge of it — but I’m sure it’s different coaching a 17- or 18-year-old than even a 22- or 23-year-old. So, there’s probably just less physically developed and he’s a very deep thinker of the sport.”

Since last spring, North Carolina’s players have been working in what has been called an NFL-style program to prepare for the season opener on Sept. 1 at home against TCU.

“I think what makes Coach Belichick so unbelievable, tactically, (is) he can break down an opponent. He watches so much film. He is so smart with how he approaches defensive schemes and offensive schemes,” Brady said.

“How much can these young kids retain? That may be an interesting challenge as well because, in some ways, they’re not professionals. They don’t have as much time as we had as professional athletes to go in there and study film and practice and meet and all that. They don’t have that amount of time at the college level.”

Brady, 48, played for the Patriots from 2000-19 and won Super Bowls in the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 seasons before capturing another league championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. A three-time NFL MVP, Brady retired after the 2022 season with three first-team All-Pro and 15 Pro Bowl selections.

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Tom Brady. Credit: Bob Breidenbach/Providence Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK

Bronzed Brady: Patriots finally to unveil QB statue on Friday

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The long-awaited statue of Tom Brady, delayed due to scheduling issues, finally will be unveiled Friday outside of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced in June 2024 that the team would be erecting the 12-foot statue during that season. However, when Brady’s new employer, Fox Sports, changed plans to send the retired quarterback and its No. 1 broadcast team to Gillette on a game day, the statue dedication was put on hold.

Now, a short ceremony will be held Friday ahead of the Patriots’ preseason game against the Washington Commanders. Space constraints will allow only limited viewing, but the ceremony will be screened on the videoboards inside the stadium, ESPN reported. Kraft and Brady are expected to speak.

“We’ve had it in storage for over a year. We had hoped to do it a year ago, but Tommy is so busy. It was just hard to find a time,” Kraft told Kay Adams on the “Up & Adams Show” last week. “When he got his announcing job with Fox — by the way, I think he’s off the charts with what he’s doing. How lucky are we to have the 199th pick [in the 2000 NFL Draft] be the greatest player to every play in the over 100-year history of the NFL? He played for us and he’s just a great human being. We are excited to honor him before the game next Friday.”

It will be a nice culmination to a week of birthday celebrations for Brady, who turned 48 on Sunday.

Brady led the Patriots to six Super Bowl championships during his tenure in New England from 2000-19.

Last June, Kraft said the Brady statue will be the only one in the plaza.

“(The statue) will stand alone in the plaza outside of the Hall of Fame to symbolize his position, not as the greatest in franchise history, but as the greatest in all of NFL history,” Kraft said.

Brady was a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player who holds the league records for completions (7,753), pass attempts (12,050), passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649). He added his record seventh Super Bowl championship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2020 season.

–Field Level Media