Tom Brady considered playing this year

[Risen Star]

 

[Tabascocat]

Why wouldn’t the league like that? It would be a ratings bonanza!

 

[Risen Star]

Why wouldn’t the league like that? It would be a ratings bonanza!

Because he's part Owner of the Raiders.

 

[Tabascocat]

Because he's part Owner of the Raiders.

I would assume that he would have to sell his share first for it to be a possibility.

 

[gtb1943]

He was showing signs in his last couple of years that the undefeated foe Father Time was catching up to him
So I doubt he would be all that now
now better than a fair number of current starters? Likely
anywhere near what he was? Doubtful

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I would assume that he would have to sell his share first for it to be a possibility.

I know MJ had to sell his stock before playing with Wizards.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I would assume that he would have to sell his share first for it to be a possibility.

Unless he plays for the Raiders? I can't think of anyone who'd be a better mentor for Mendoza than Brady.

 

[Tabascocat]

Unless he plays for the Raiders? I can't think of anyone who'd be a better mentor for Mendoza than Brady.

Active NFL players can’t own a stake in any team.

 

[gtb1943]

Active NFL players can’t own a stake in any team.

Which is kind of stupid any more when you think about it.

 

[Flamma]

Active NFL players can’t own a stake in any team.

I never understood why they had that rule. Especially if you're playing for the team you have a stake in. What's the problem?

 

[Tabascocat]

I never understood why they had that rule. Especially if you're playing for the team you have a stake in. What's the problem?

I would imagine conflict of interest regarding salary cap implications where a team could circumvent it via other financial avenues. What if Brady did play and got traded to another team? It would be a logistical mess. I don’t care if a player could do this but I do see the other side.

 

[gtb1943]

George Halas owned a NFL team; coached it and even played for it

I think these rules are just more examples of the evil of lawyers

 

[ghst187]

He’d still be better than 3/4 of the starters in the league…

 

[gtb1943]

He’d still be better than 3/4 of the starters in the league…

damning with faint praise there...

 

[Verdict]

I never understood why they had that rule. Especially if you're playing for the team you have a stake in. What's the problem?

It protects the owners from players trying to hold them hostage for an interest in the team. Follow the money.

 

[Ghost12]

He was showing signs in his last couple of years that the undefeated foe Father Time was catching up to him
So I doubt he would be all that now
now better than a fair number of current starters? Likely
anywhere near what he was? Doubtful

If he wasn’t an owner, I think Denver would’ve made an attempt to get him after Nix went down.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Because he's part Owner of the Raiders.

Definitely a conflict of interest.

 

[atlantacowboy]

They could just put a mic in his helmut, and he could call the game while playing.

 

[gtb1943]

Definitely a conflict of interest.

Actually, why is it a conflict of interest for a person to be a player and part owner?

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Actually, why is it a conflict of interest for a person to be a player and part owner?

If he plays for a team besides the Raiders and then that team plays the Raiders, then his interests as part owner of the Raiders is for them to win and for the team he plays for to lose.