Legendary quarterback Tom Brady’s bid to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders is expected to be approved at the NFL’s fall owners’ meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday, according to a league source. The league’s financial committee will review Brady’s bid, and a vote is expected to receive the necessary 24 votes out of 32 owners to approve the approximately 10 percent stake Brady and his business partner, Tom Wagner, plan to purchase.
Here’s a timeline of Brady’s path to potentially becoming a minority owner of the Raiders.
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January 18, 2020: Brady attended UFC 246 in Las Vegas and was photographed smiling with Raiders owner Mark Davis and then-Raiders executive Marcel Reece. The Raiders were entering their first season in Las Vegas, while Brady was coming off what would be his final season with the New England Patriots. With Brady set to become an unrestricted free agent that March, rumors were swirling he could sign with the Raiders to replace Derek Carr.
The Raiders considered pursuing Brady, but coach Jon Gruden, who had personnel power, decided against it and stuck with Carr. Brady signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but the Raiders’ flirtation remained significant as Brady’s relationship with Davis deepened.
In an appearance on CBS Sports Radio last year, former Raiders CEO Amy Trask said that Davis has leaned on sportscaster Jim Gray as a “primary adviser” over the years and that, at some point, Gray “facilitated the relationship” between Davis and Brady.