Tom Brady owning part of Raiders is 'hopeless conflict of interest' | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms unpack how Tom Brady attempting to be a partial owner of the Raiders and an NFL broadcaster is a conflict of interest and why they don't see it happening anytime soon. #NBCSports #NFL #TomBrady
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[@rondemurphy4401]

Why can’t we just trust Tom with access to other team’s practice and information!?🤣💀

[@jonosay854]

🎥

[@Jerzibredon]

I hope no coach is telling any announcer their secret game plan lol

[@dannyquilter8366]

I mean, if you watch football, announcers literally say in every game what the coach wants to focus on, because they tell them in production meetins

[@happymask8042]

​@@dannyquilter8366 And I'm sure they never give out any red herrings.

[@dannyquilter8366]

@@happymask8042 again, watch the games. It literally is the same. Jeez you yanks don't even watch your own sport

[@happymask8042]

@@dannyquilter8366 What are you talking about? I'm just saying they often say what they want the announcers to know. They don't open the playbook and talk strategy with them. They'll say things like "We're going to focus on the run" but I know for a fact that sometimes they only say it to throw them off. Also, culturally derogatory terms? Really? You don't even know where I'm from.

[@HeliosWrath]

​@@happymask8042if you think calling Americans Yanks is derogatory, you need to grow thicker skin.

[@keenenbanks8431]

As much as I hate these two, fair point 🏴‍☠️ I’ll stand down for this one

[@williambutler4092]

Kraft not offering Brady 2 become a minority owner of the pats is worse then bill not giving him an extension

[@travistaaffe7258]

I don’t think all shareholders of companies have duties to all other shareholders like this video suggests. He would have to have some sort of seat on the board or majority ownership or something like that. There are plenty of private placements in companies that do not make it so that the shareholders have a duty to the underlying company. I do think it’s somewhat of a conflict though because he would have his own interest in benefitting the raiders with information he might gain working for fox. But that doesn’t mean he has a duty to the raiders. He does probably have some duties to fox though.

[@rondemurphy4401]

Shareholder supremacy has been in effect for 40 years

[@is0sceles]

While I agree, I think it depends on whether he would simply be an owner/shareholder or whether they'd give him some decision-making power, and it seems unlikely that they wouldn't, even in an unofficial capacity. Unlike any other large corporation with thousands or millions of retail investors making up the base of shareholders, Tom Brady is probably getting invited to various events with the primary owner(s), chiefly Mark Davis, and will probably receive emails / phone calls / texts here and there about what he thinks about this year's draft pick or that strategy for some upcoming game or whatever else you can think of related to football decisions, not that he would make the decisions outside of a coach/GM role, but they'd probably pick his brain and entertain his ideas given how much he knows about the game. That said, I still agree he doesn't have a "duty" here, just an "interest." And I also disagree with Florio's assertion that the duty is to help the Raiders win. It's an interest to see the Raiders earn more money or reach higher valuations. Winning can help that, but it's indirectly related.

[@aarondonald1611]

There are no shareholders for the NFL it's privately owned, except for the Packers I guess.

[@is0sceles]

@@aarondonald1611 Owners are shareholders, bro. There are simply fewer than with a public company. The primary distinction is whether you have controlling or noncontrolling interest in the company (do you have authority to make decisions that affect the trajectory of the business), where retail shareholders in public companies have noncontrolling interest.

[@TheChamrod04]

Can totally see Andy Reid pulling a Rick Moranis from Little Giants telling Tom about the super secret play only to have Tom radio back to Raiders HQ about it. Except then Reid calls the NFL office and a media guy like Florio to bust Tom and get him out lol

[@caseyperry496]

Mahomes is the real owner of the Raiders.

[@zsumone]

If you said that before the grinch stole Xmas you would be right. But you didn’t and I still can’t forget the look on Patty’s crying little face on Christmas Day at Narrowhead Stadium. The last shall be first and the first shall be last. Can’t wait to see chiefs Raiders twice this year. It’s all Xmas anytime we get to play Kermit and Swifty. 🏴‍☠️🏆🏆🏆🏴‍☠️

[@RavorRants14]

Merry Christmas!

[@georgebarriga371]

Merry Christmas

[@isaiahmcconnell]

@@zsumonedid the chiefs win a superbowl in yo stadium 🤡

[@jeffreyjohnson7339]

Must of forgotten about Christmas 🤡

[@mudgefranklin]

When Florio says that no matter what he says there’s going to be a section of the nfl fanbase that slams him and hates him he’s absolutely referring to himeself

[@KingRusss]

You think Romo doesn’t talk to the Cowboys?

[@marksprinkle]

I see Tommy and Alex G. with Mark Davis all the time in Las Vegas. They're like a throuple.

[@connorwallace9643]

Tom needs make up mind broadcasting or owner. I'd do owner . You can still do guest host on d and awhile or guest star . He can go on all other shows get paid , vacation etc personally I think all if this is just to stay in public eye being talked about. .

[@cjokerp]

This is an easy and simple decision for the NFL. Brady WON'T be an Owner any time soon; not as long as he is a mediocre TV Analyst

[@pilotdude9833]

Mediocre ? Maybe but we haven’t seen it yet. Bizarre comment. Screams “I’m an idiot!” 🤣

[@bobbykiriakidis9753]

@@pilotdude9833he is 💯 correct Brady is monotone dull personality

[@prodby2wo6ix65]

Shaq works for TNT and is a partial owner of the Kings… I think you’re making a big deal out of nothing & let’s be serious.. when are the Raiders going to have the #1 time slot on fox💀

[@Advisorblogger]

Shaq sold his stake in 2022 after almost a decade of owning. Your point is still valid, magic Johnson had a stake in the Lakers from 1994 til 2010

[@michaellicko2746]

Shaq’s a studio analyst. Very different than a color commentator.

[@Jaycutler709]

Completely different sports. Basketball is far more routine and complex than football. There is so much more of an advantage being in a football teams building

[@vgb1328]

In 4/2023 brady ownership stake with mark davis included an equity stake where brady would be an " employee " for the raiders but at time the owners made a rule that no employee could have an equity stake any an NFL franchise..mark davis reportedly stood up in the meeting and said this is what i am giving brady...so thats when brady and davis go back to drawing board and redid contract...brady stake was 10% at 570 with brady receiving 70 % duscount putting his input at 225 million...but there is a meeting now taking place with NFL owners and they sre discussing and voting on letting employees have a stake in NFL franchises ...that may bode well for brady...that was what he originally wanted

[@rustynail6936]

John Madden advised Al and Mark Davis for years after he was coach. John even helped Mark pick out a GM after Al passed away. Did this unfairly benefit the Raiders? Certainly not in the W-L column. Personally, I don't think it's a conflict of interest issue. One can work for General Motors and hold stock in Ford.

[@dukefritter6536]

I think If Brady were trying to own a much more so called prestigious football team they would give him a pass but since he’s trying to own the Raiders their doing what they can to discourage him from it simply because they can’t fathom why he doesn’t want to be the face of someone else’s organization that feels they are more inclined than the Raiders, you can’t tell me that having Tom Brady as the owner of your organization wont intrigue and bring in more fans and more exposure and have an actual expert opinion on overall football operations than most owners have.

[@rondemurphy4401]

I think your giving a minority owner stake too much credit.

[@thehaunted1]

Hey Florio. Im a big fan of your work, love the show and listen daily. Learning you are a native and current WV citizen is also pretty cool because I am as well. Even when you shit on the Raiders, lol, I still like listening to you and Simms. Keep it up

[@user-fc4fe5vd4w]

any sports broadcaster can give information to a team, about another team, however i do see the case being made

[@ericfaulkner377]

If Tom wants it done, it’ll get done. If Tom wants to wait he will wait. Facts.

[@jabx55]

Why would any team, let alone the Raiders, want Brady to be part of their organization?

[@slick83boby]

😳🥺😥😢😭😭😭😭😭

[@heathercampbell2806]

Why? Because he can make raiders more valuable, why do you think Fox is paying him 37.5 million a year, 20 more million than Buck or Aikman? That's why!! 😂😂😂

[@damianrobison7539]

Media support

[@theshogunblaze3656]

clout

[@andreasdwiputra8818]

Raiders poverty franchise mentality speaking bruh

[@Nite2012Mare]

Like Steven B Salty thinking he's paid to be a Knicks fan 🙄🙄

[@saint6563]

SA doesn't "think" he's a paid Knicks fan. SA is obviously a NY & Steelers fan. Like too many other sportscasters, he's bias.

[@Nite2012Mare]

@@saint6563 other? Just Greeny and him seem to forget what they are actually paid to do.

[@freddiecarr7602]

So Bill is looking more and more like the good guy!

[@dylantodd9574]

It’s not as big of a conflict as Florio is making it seem. He could theoretically park his “equity” into a quasi-blind trust type situation where he doesn’t get to actually work, promote or affiliate with the Raiders while broadcasting. The equity stake stays parked, and he gets no benefit. Plus- having an ownership stake doesn’t make you automatically bound by a fiduciary responsibility. The responsibilities are based on contractual agreement and you can contract around anything.

[@garrett5974]

Why is Floria acting like Tom can’t just watch the games on tv?

[@contecrayononpaper]

He said 'doody'.

[@javiersp15]

Jesus Tom, I love you as I am a Bucs' fan, but you're really starting to annoy people. You want this and that and that but also this and if this makes your exwife and kids unhappy then you have to make it a public issue. Can't you just learn to be on the sideline? You're not the QB anymore.

[@markb3786]

Brady wants to be part owner of the Raiders to help them stop Mahomes from coming close to his ring total.

[@tedfio1tedfio1]

Mahomes has been playing Flag Football since The NFL in 2018 outlawed Body Slamming QBs by Defenders. Mahomes will never play Tackle Football lmao...

[@SosukeAizenDaKid]

​@tedfio1tedfio1 brady didnt benefits from rules?

[@tedfio1tedfio1]

@@SosukeAizenDaKid After 2018 late in his career, he benefited from the rule changes. Brady and The Bucs destroyed KC after the rule changes!

[@SosukeAizenDaKid]

@tedfio1tedfio1 and you saw what happened when the kc oline was healthy, correct? Don't act like qbs haven't been protected since brady season ended early in 08

[@tedfio1tedfio1]

@@SosukeAizenDaKid Are you awake? The Knee Rule was when Carson Palmer got hurt in 2005-2006! I already wrote that in 2018 QBs can't get Body Dlammed SMH... I have seen Mahomes run down the sidelines when the Packers DB Ownes bumps him Out Of Bounds and a Flag is thrown. Get real, Brady and the Bucs murdered KC when Body Slamming was outlawed!

[@SuperJohn12354]

The owners should give Brady part of a team if he took full value contracts the QB price would be closer to 80 million a year maybe even 100 million

[@markpratten7295]

Apart from the owner part... surely the issues they bringing up is the same for any ex player that went into a booth... like Troy Akeman

[@alesphone4241]

i think the problem isnt TB, but reporters who will loose their income from Raiders team. Do you really belive, that if any owner or manager or HC, wants an information from this meetings, he can't get it?

[@altortugas5979]

If employees can’t have equity, does this mean Jerry will have to stop GMing the Cowboys?

[@night_wolf6621]

Here’s the difference, Jerry is the owner not an employer he’s only loyal to the Cowboys

[@altortugas5979]

I’d bet good money he pays himself a salary from the team because it makes the tax liability more favorable for him. That would make him an employee. Not really my point, though, even if the hypocrisy is blatant, but what’s new for the NFL? No, my point was to lament the fact Jerry is an unforgivably mediocre GM. He’s been really good as a scout and better than average at the draft, but he’s terrible with personnel management from player contracts to coaching staff. Since it became the Jerry Jones Show, Cowboys are always the bridesmaid (good enough to be relevant, not good enough to truly contend), which sucks as a fan.

[@shanecadden5303]

Brady has to choose. Period.

[@toddessary4283]

I'm a Raiders fan. 'No' to Tom, for multiple reasons. Mark Davis is stupid to even consider such a thing.

[@mudman619]

so, according to this theory, someone could have an ownership stake in say, a McDonald's, but if he then goes to eat at Wendy's, that's a conflict of interest? simplified example, but yeah, the logic is not sound ... relax, Florio

[@bothompson-ov6ju]

Why don't anyone ask him on camera why he's given raider nation a middle finger. He knows the vast majority of us don't like him why not just mess with a team that would be glad to have him

[@1burnman]

I think that's why he's doing it partly because he knows that the raider fans don't like him Brady likes imposing himself on teams in people who don't like him

[@Redlaces213]

Dont want Tom Brady no where near the Chiefs if he's part of the ownership group with the Raiders... The fact that he's even talking to the Raiders I don't want him around. Tom cheated his whole career

[@_WEsTWooD]

And - he’s Tom Brady. So he WILL cheat. Deflate footballs, tape practices, etc. You know he’s up for cheating 🤣

[@calebflynn9636]

Everyone stop trying to think of it like it's something bad. He wants to have some what of a say if he were to die. OWNERS LISTEN.

[@raysville7256]

Get out of town Florio, Oakland needs all the help they can acquire.

[@jacobhughes9010]

Why wasn’t this a issue for Tony romo?

[@TyreeTravels]

So by this logic if I am a owner of stock in Pepsi I need to make sure that I do everything I can to drink Pepsi and get Pepsi everywhere as opposed to drinking Coca-Cola somewhere. Definitely think they're making things way too complicated.

[@rondemurphy4401]

It’s tough when 31/32 of your largest partners are Coke

[@SnatchBuckler]

Mikey Boy (aka Mike Lupica knockoff) is a Tom Brady stalker. I love the hell outta ya though 👍

[@pigspigs76]

Why are we assuming the media has any morals to begin with .. it’s entertainment more than sport lol

[@edgarfigueiredo579]

Market value.... or it does not make sense...how would the rest of the NFL, explain that to other owners.

[@raiderz4life50]

👀🤔🏴‍☠️ SuperBowl with Kim Kardashian on his side at the end with the🏆 #8

[@mirandap.l.8424]

This was just an ego move because Manning tried to purchase the Broncos. He's stupid competitive. 😂

[@sportsavant2937]

Stupid competitive? Would you buy a growing business if you have a chance? Especially, the person who sell a stake of that growing business to you at a 70% discount would you not buy it? Manning failed to purchase the Broncos because the NFL didn't want him to buy it. But with Brady, the only sticking point is that 70% discount he is getting. Other owners don't want that to affect their own franchise's value. Brady has many owners in support of his purchase. He just doesn't have all of them. I believe in order for someone to be able to sell or purchase an NFL franchise, they need the approval of all the owners. This is why they are still negotiating and Brady needs Robert Kraft to help persuade the other owners.

[@scottfoster-burner]

Chris doesn’t own a piece of pft?

[@johnhagan582]

I honestly hope he backs out of the fox gig and decides to return to the nfl as a player just to piss in your cheerios .cause I guarantee you would be at the top of the list to try and say he has no right to play again for whatever reason you come up with in your head

[@obarbeito]

Fox has NFC games, just don't do AFC WEST vs NFC . Problem solved

[@bradleymaravalli2851]

Florio, you can have a conflict of interest and be a man of integrity.

[@markb3786]

Well, that will count deflate-gate Brady out, then.

[@jaalsburg]

What happened with the cell phone during one of the biggest cheating scandals in recent NFL history? Integrity isn't apart of winning for many people. Had a drill sgt tell me "if you're not cheating you're not trying, if you're not trying you're not cheating".

[@1burnman]

Yeah but Tom Brady has no integrity 20 years in the NFL has proven that

[@demeresmith7307]

They have to be using Brady for views at this point

[@LeonD445]

Duty gate!😊

[@JordanPapaCorral]

NFL just doesn’t want anything good for the raiders

[@saint6563]

Brady wants to be a owner. Brady wants to be a player. Brady wants to announce. Brady wants...

[@Notifications_off69]

Brady wants to do what he wants

[@Nite2012Mare]

Bo

[@andreasdwiputra8818]

Sims wants to be Brady. but he only daddy son. his daddy is nobody hence no gold jacket (bus passenger).

[@NamNguyen-md9iy]

The NFL doesn't care about conflict of interest. It is all about the money. The one thing that is keeping Brady from being able to purchase a piece of the Raiders yet is money. Other owners want Brady to pay a little more than the 70% discount that Davis is willing to give him. It is not about Brady is a color analyst for Fox or whatever other reasons Florio would like to make up.

[@jaysohn23]

This is so overblown, according to this argument than any former player or coach is a possible conflict of interest. How often does Florio have to be wrong about things for him to start to lose credibility. Even taking jabs at him doing the roast which didn't hurt Brady's image or value at all. Also we know he is a Raiders hater. Would he be whining about this as much if say it was some other team he was trying to buy into?

[@slick83boby]

haters will hate long time after TB12 will be gone, the frustration and envy is hard to bear

[@xoazaja653]

History. People don't have any frustration or envy about characters of the past. Nobody really loves or hates Lincoln, for instance. Only current facts have any effect on living people. And the current facts are that he is a retired dude and the Patriots are a lousy team that might never win a championship ever again.

[@yepyep7629]

Aren’t the Raiders a privately owned business? If Davis wants to sell Brady the whole team for $2 why can anyone stop him?

[@HeliosWrath]

The league has revenue sharing and they collectively vote on these types of decisions.

[@jehudawson7373]

Ownership aside, Romo ain't loyal to the Cowboys? Doesn't he announce games?

[@knytrix]

Tom Brady doesn't understand why he's not allowed to keep cheating.

[@is0sceles]

1:30, this seems incorrect. First, an owner does not have a duty to help the team "win." I understand what Florio means, but as an owner, he has an interest in the entity EARNING MORE MONEY or having a greater value. Winning helps (as it brings along more fans, who bring along more money), but it's just a proxy toward more money, and it's questionable how much exactly does one win help increase a team's value. It probably affects some teams more than others, and the Raiders seem to be one of those teams with such a diehard core fanbase that they're not going to stop going to games because of some losses.

[@johnchedsey1306]

The real question: will Brady be more like Tony Romo or Jason Witten as an analyst?

[@HeliosWrath]

Romo is super obnoxious so hopefully Brady is more like the guy he's replacing in Greg Olsen.

[@JWD1992]

And this week's reason for saying his name and showing his picture is...

[@hiramabiff2790]

💥💥💥💥🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈Ex NFL players need their own team or teams ….and 32 NFL owners don’t want any more Billionaires 💵 to own a nfl team in America 🇺🇸……but outside the Good old USA 🇺🇸 they want to expand the NFL ……….sounds like bad POLITICS 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵……………😮😮😮😮😮🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺…..Sounds like the Government has too much influence and interest……bigger picture

[@falconrf53]

Why are we yelling

[@derekm6220]

Shaq owned part of the kings and was on TV . So what! Push it through.

[@bamcintosh1]

Never forget the tuck rule game Raider Nation! Can't trust his cheating ass!

[@bucobill]

Someone’s a little obsessed over tb12 kinda creepy

[@Waterboy2413]

He's an owner, he doesn't have a fiduciary duty to the company. The company has a fiduciary duty to him, Right?

[@VIKAHOLDINGS]

Brady has a discount on his ownership because who he is has a value over the cash he is bringing to the table. If a team is worried about Brady seeing one of their 6 trick plays, just don’t play those 6 trick plays when Brady is there…

[@user-cx6dr5ql4q]

It's the Raiders, nobody cares. It's hard to believe this is the same organization that was a perennial contender once upon a time. They went to the Super Bowl four times in their first twenty-three years of existence, winning three. And now? One Super Bowl appearance- where they got their asses handed to them- in the last forty-one years. I'll come to Vegas to celebrate the Raiders fifty years without a title.

[@RJM1693]

Of course it’s a conflict, but Fox Sports is hardly a paragon of journalistic integrity. It’s just entertainment. They don’t care.

[@calm1047]

So many people in this comment section are trying to excuse Brady! It's similar to excusing trump!😅

[@christopherscruggs3897]

What beef does PFF have Brady? Geez

[@mintdigggity]

Brady can & will do both. This is ridiculous

[@EuroGuy85]

imagine thinking that anyone would want to buy into pft 😂 comparing yourself to the NFL 😂

[@davidabbett7011]

Brady seems hellbent with ruining his career reputation with the Roast, trying to be an owner while signing an incredible contract for broadcasting, and living the GOAT thing to the extreme. He should realize that if others are saying you are the GOAT, he doesn’t need to to waste his or our time trying to play the part.

[@rafaelvillegas5094]

Calm down, is not like he's known for cheating....

[@johnhagan582]

Mike now your just reaching ! No if he is a part owner he does not have a obligation to spy on other teams while working with fox .that ludicrous to think that he would have to no matter what .for such a great sports journalist you can cause so much drama that doesn't have to be done .I get it's your job to report and give your thoughts on anything NFL but you take certain things to a place it doesn't have to be .you as a journalist are not supposed to bias towards certain players and team but they doesn't stop you from doing that .and doing it a lot I might add .

[@calebflynn9636]

Hey just for a sec think of it like this think about how he lives who he is if anything were to happen to Mr Davis God for bid knock on wood I think he would want the goat to take over as owner since he has no children. That is how he became owner

[@SnatchBuckler]

Chris looks like the guy from the movie The DaVinci Code who was a loyal, evil pawn of the Vatican but in this case...Mike is his Lord and Savior Jesus

[@silvergold2140]

Brady is really not smart, it was his ex, the power behind him, and I don't think he is very well well liked by the owners!! Brady is going to get unofficially Blackballed from every owner, and out of football.. don't think the nfl cannot tell fox sports No he is not going to broadcast our games. the nba and mlb are already doing this

[@jabencarter88]

What? Tom Brady cheat? Nah…

[@swann433]

Tammy just can't live without drama and the attention that he thrives on like the air he breaths....for a laugh check out his pathetic video he put out a few weeks ago of him doing sprints with no shirt on...worse than a twelve year old girl on social media.

[@HolyHandGrenade.]

Cheating tom cant help himself...

[@bmatthews15]

Brady simply cannot be trusted.

[@IanFergusonRealtor]

Dumbest take I’ve heard in a long time.

[@tedfio1tedfio1]

These guys are clowns lol...

[@jasonpeterson8]

Who cares…..???!🧐

[@PatFan1980]

This is much-a-do about nothing.

[@madnessontheisland]

There is no way any team wants Brady the Broadcaster in their locker room right now. It's too soon and he's too connected to too many league figures. NOT TO MENTION Brady is a known, admitted and convicted cheater.

[@trevmac8362]

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😂

[@lukesmith3618]

Greg Olsen is a terrible announcer.

[@Sleezygem]

Agree he is awful.

[@jonosay854]

THANK YOUUUUU! I felt like an outcast, as everyone is always praising him. I mean, he did get better at it, but still...

[@lorennerhus3611]

I thought he was one of the best…

[@lorennerhus3611]

He’s already better than Troy and Tony IMO

[@youthinkyouknowme5551]

Low Rent Floria doesn't even own his used car

[@rmzidann]

There is no passion, loyalty and city allegiance in this American Football game. The idea that a Football team would leave a city for money and tax breaks is blasphemous in Europe and a potential death sentence to the team. In the USA, fan loyalty is meaningless and money is the ultimate god of American Football.

[@joemorris2886]

Two fng Democrats talking