“Wow!” - Rich Eisen Reacts to the Restrictions the NFL Has Placed on Tom Brady as a FOX Broadcaster

Rich Eisen reacts to the drastic restrictions the NFL has placed on Tom Brady as a FOX broadcaster if/when he becomes a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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[@musicproduction1330]

Take Brady out of the equation for a minute. Do you really want NFL owners to have the same access to other teams as journalists? The NFL is setting a precedent.

[@aaronsondag8347]

Let’s be honest. The other NFL owners have seen each other’s facilities.

[@mikesmith9294]

@@aaronsondag8347but they don’t view other teams practices…..

[@cgroom23]

@@aaronsondag8347 It's Tom Brady, not owners. He's way smarter than the average owner and he's way more competitive.

[@MikeFlu73]

@@cgroom23 And he's not exactly known for following all of the rules.

[@jrp7808]

@@mikesmith9294they probably do. Scouts have come out for other teams to say they did the same stuff. Deflategate was disproven by science. It's like politics though, you'll believe what makes you feel better.

[@mattmuirhead6435]

The answer? Either be an analyst or be an owner, pretty simple.

[@bricelevai8520]

It’s just called conflict of interest, and it’s a good thing to prevent it. Brady has clearly an interest in the raiders doing well so

[@clintenos]

Exactly. And he's been known to bend the rules from time to time 😂

[@stevecarey4740]

This section has me deflated

[@vikramkaura6335]

plus hes a known cheater

[@tbranch227]

100% - the league is completely in the right to keep these roles separated.

[@tengille]

I'm surprised "he was on the Patriots, who literally spied on other teams" (SpyGate) wasn't brought up during this segment.

[@milo4ever]

The NFL needs to step in and tell him to choose between either be a NFL analyst or an NFL owner. Trying to do both is total conflict of interest.

[@velder22]

Hell yeah nobody's going to trust Brady

[@tylertheurer9122]

That is, in essence, what this does. They can't stop him from broadcasting, it isn't their business (in a literal sense) and it would be against the law for them to stop him. They CAN restrict his access to teams and make it much more difficult for him.

[@Taylorrr-Made]

I’m not and NFL fan and I don’t know anything about the sport but that’s exactly what I thought as a third party who just stumbled across this story.

[@tonyperez7907]

100% !!!!!!!

[@jayg1438]

same league that put a team in Las Vegas.... No conflict of interest there...

[@DylRoy-u8z]

Im glad to see the comment section agreeding that this is good and not unfair to Tom.

[@JustMeELC]

Obvious common sense... but I know what you mean & sadly there are the not so bright out there who just won't get it sigh

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

​@@JustMeELCthe team is literally in Las Vegas😂😂😂😂I'm not hearing tht

[@nogueiraj5560]

"Why would he do it? " What a question. Lol I can offer 375 million reasons.

[@jeff4son]

He could make more as an owner if the Raiders win consistently and he knows that.

[@nogueiraj5560]

@@jeff4son maybe. I am not familiar with what % Brady is trying to acquire of the Raiders. But imagining his workload to call games for around 20 weeks for 37.5 mil a year will hurt less than what it would cost to acquire whatever % the Raiders.

[@smdownh9]

He will make more as an owner. I would quit the Fox job.

[@juliocooliojones]

​@@nogueiraj5560 I truly believe he's going to own over 70 % by the time it's all said and done, I think Mark is infertile and he has no one to leave it to but Brady, who's he's been hanging out at for the past 2 years

[@patriotsfan122480]

@@jeff4soneven if they continued to lose he’d make more. Look at what Washington sold for compared to when Schneider bought it. Even half a percent stake in that is probably worth more than what he would make as a 10 year broadcaster.

[@visual_sanctum]

The only rule that needs to be implemented is simple: If you own part of a team, you can't broadcast, period, end of story. Clear conflict of interest. No half measures.

[@metzgerov]

Yessir

[@johnchedsey1306]

I heard that in Mike Ehrmantrout's voice.

[@greenbeagle13]

@@johnchedsey1306 🤣🤣😂😂

[@For891]

Life long Pats and Brady fan here, nobody wants to watch a hamstrung Brady broadcasting. Guy needs to pick one.

[@mr.castle]

Agree, it's freaking ridiculous.

[@dockennedy8091]

The only shocking thing is Rich is shocked.

[@fkscreennames]

lmaoooo right hahaha

[@JOELTILSON]

Conflict of Interest for Brady to be part owner and broadcaster. Period.

[@pretzelhunt]

Save it for the unrecused judges..

[@user-ly3tc8qm4b]

Calm down lady

[@JustSomeGuy009]

You going to argue that all those former Cowboys (and other teams) don't have a connection to the team still and no "conflict of interest"?

[@brandonl2555]

@@JustSomeGuy009it’s one thing to be a former player or coach, it’s quite another to be someone with a vested interest in the success of an organization.

[@Halderic]

@@JustSomeGuy009 it's a LOT different when money is to be gained from being a part owner. (and I'm sure you realize this)

[@adamfunkhouser8054]

Y'know, why don't we save everyone the trouble and tell Tommy boy he can either broadcast or own. Problem solved.

[@Worthlesspieceofsh]

Here's the hilarious part once he's part owner he could still do the calls for only the raiders now you solve the problem

[@dannyquilter8366]

Because Fox and NFL are entirely separate entities and one can't tell the other what to do?

[@brendancurtin679]

That's basically what the NFL is doing. They can't prevent him from being an analyst for Fox, but they can restrict his access so much that it makes it very difficult to do that job. Basically, it puts the pressure on Brady to choose (and/or on Fox to pressure Brady to withdraw his ownership paperwork).

[@jamesmorseman3180]

@@dannyquilter8366they absolutely can tell the raiders what to do lmfao

[@yumleadpaintchips2213]

@@dannyquilter8366 The NFL can absolutely tell Fox what to do when it comes to Fox covering and broadcasting their product. Especially if it would lead to a conflict of interest or a possible competitive advantage. I mean ffs they told CBS to get after Romo for the play calling that he was doing. These commentary teams of Nantz and Romo or Buck and Aikman have production meetings with coaches and players before games and go over things. There's a story about how Sean Payton let it slip to Nantz and Phil Simms how he was going to do a surprise onside kick during the Super Bowl. They go over plays they might use, when they might use them, stuff like that. And they're sworn to secrecy. There's an expectation of it. If Brady co-owned a team and was given that kind of access it could be a massive competitive advantage if the team he co-owned was playing a team that he covered and had access to.

[@Ckapter]

Sorry, can’t have your cake and eat it too. Be a broadcaster, be an owner, don’t be both. Period.

[@JamesEvans2023]

If you could try buying a company and that meant that your current employer would make it so you had less work to do in every way, you wouldn't take that deal? He's literally ordering both of the cakes he wants and he customized his Fox cake so it has zero fat. He gets to sit in a booth, and own a team. You'd take that deal, if you didn't you are a liar.

[@javierlopez-ru9vx]

Keep it simple

[@Lexyboogie]

I mean sure but they just handed him a huge win as far as I'm concerned. Doing less work than everybody else for the same money AND I get to own a team? Sorta sounds like having your cake and eating it too. Where do I sign up??

[@firstnamelastname42069]

Period? Lol

[@joelweinstein5552]

Brady can tear apart a defense in his sleep.

[@jeff4son]

Brady is so competitive, he would absolutely use any information he had to help his team.

[@douglasliebig5625]

100%!!!

[@vikramkaura6335]

cheater

[@dannyboyce806]

I was going to bring up: Wasn't he a part of two cheating scandals?

[@johnrider9533]

Yeah the Brady rules and another thing yeah that was a f****** fumble and Charles woodson smack that f****** ball out of his hand with the f****** Tuck rule...

[@66BW]

Yeah its perfectly fair that he would want to invest the money into the Raiders and then cheat to loose the money or get fined more etc. Every team in the NFL looks to get an advantage or finding grey areas in rules etc.

[@th3blackthorn804]

On the NFL side here. Brady needs to choose, Broadcaster or Owner....

[@ryanvannice7878]

Why is even a debate? Can't do both, period.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I still say Fox did Greg Olsen dirty, especially giving him a pay cut.

[@tubesled2020]

Brady being Brady!...if there's a way to get your team ahead? Done!🤣

[@Halderic]

This makes total sense to me. There is s potential conflict of interest, so rules have to be put in place. I guarantee this: if you DON'T have these rules, eventually someone WILL abuse their power as part owner and broadcaster.

[@farbod21]

No one can put things in perspective like Rich Eisen. What a legend.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

I agree. I never expected that Eisen would blast past other guys of that tv era. Losers like Olbermann. Mediocre guys like Patrick.

[@rctm1313]

I thought the exact same thing. Him explaining Bradys whole career, classic.

[@JinnyCJ]

How are they going to stop Brady getting info from fellow presenters?

[@TPG1]

Except when it comes to Bret Favre

[@lucristianx]

Mike Florio went into the legal side of it. When you are an owner of a company you have a fiduciary duty to ensure you provide any information that could help the valuation of said company. If he is a part owner of the Raiders he has a legal responsibility to give any every bit of information that could help the organization. Hence the rules.

[@bealzabubba]

All it would take is a NDA and then the argument that he needs to cheat for the team he owns is gone

[@lucristianx]

@@bealzabubba not a lawyer but I don’t think that’s how that works

[@ipsyop]

@@bealzabubba NDA's are so super ironclad lol. said no one ever.

[@Ghostofrandysavage]

@@bealzabubbacheck out the internet lawyer. Wonder why the NFL guys didn’t think about that. 😒

[@dukeonwheels]

@@ipsyop Be that as it may, the NFL doesn’t want that smoke. They’ll let Brady be a broadcaster because he’s Tom Brady, but they do not want another class action lawsuit.

[@DelusionalNYC]

these restrictions should significantly diminish Brady's value as a broadcaster to Fox

[@davidgatzen1543]

The Fox contract with Brady is 375 million for ten years, or 37.5 million per year. Does Fox want to pay that much with the restrictions on Brady?

[@user-ci3hb4qo2u]

The NFL needs to care more for us fans insted of draining every cent out of our pockets!!!!!!😮😮😮😮

[@quantumpotential7639]

Your pockets are designed to be drained. As well as your time. And then? Then your soul. You keep watching. Keep buying those over priced jerseys and $20 hot dogs. You go boy. Root for your favorite colors. Smdh

[@JustMeELC]

Common sense says no owner can be in meetings that contain their competitions inside info PERIOD! Regardless who you are... gotta pick one or the other, owner or broadcaster ugh Clear conflict of interest smh

[@georgewashington1106]

Yeah, this is so sad. I really feel sorry for Tom. Poor guy just can't get ahead.

[@sleepless2nd736]

he is nfg dumped his pregnant girlfriend ripped people off for 30 mil crypto please tom go away

[@AllStraysAreWelcome]

The sass is strong 😂

[@b.r3228]

As a raiders fan, TB couldn't even help our squad. We need to draft a QB next year.

[@DelusionalNYC]

If this involved any other person besides Tom Brady, Eisen would be pounding the table about how these restrictions are vital for safeguarding journalistic integrity

[@mcnell311]

Yep, Eisen has to make sure he keeps close to Bradys side

[@happymask8042]

He never said the rules shouldn't exist. He just pointed out what it means.

[@joehartman4132]

He shouldn't be allowed to do both. Period

[@briano9397]

Okay Karen

[@Rik3n]

​@@briano9397dynamite drop-in, Brian. Your contributions continue to impress.

[@nathanclements6635]

@@briano9397Wanna try again so you come across as less of a brick?

[@soccer7674]

@@Rik3n and your just dropping knowledge gems? They could of maybe put a little more thought in to the comment but they are not wrong, no one in life can ever tell you you can't have two jobs one could put restrictions on you for having another job but if he wants do both then he has every right.

[@crabring]

​@soccer7674 so someone should be allowed to be President og Chase and board member of wells Fargo? Or a member of congress and citizen of another country??

[@joshllorens4514]

Company does something extremely reasonable and normal under the purview of conflict of interest Rich: this is so weird

[@ericanderson969]

The NFL media will never stop their Brady worship.

[@eduardoc6441]

The fact the Rich Eisen knows about the band Traffic is further proof of how cool he has always been

[@chirocket4791]

Brady might want to rethink the ownership thing.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

Oh he will. You see a lot of his freedom via his youtube channel. He's gonna want out and point the finger to goodell.

[@user-ly3tc8qm4b]

Speaking from experience 😂 calm down lady

[@kikoman780311]

Correction. He should rethink the broadcaster thing. He’s a brand and can make much more as an owner.

[@elsol1176]

​@@kikoman780311 agreed

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

​@@kikoman780311he has plenty of money. It's about influence at this point.

[@elizabethgodfrey1033]

I think it’s unfair how they did Greg Olsen! If they wanted to give Brady a job, he should have had to work his way up. It disrespectful to Greg Olsen and his many fans. Brady has been getting all the Monster Favors, no one ever sniff! It’s unfair to so many others!

[@bealzabubba]

I Think 7 Rings proves he made his bones. Also Fox does not need to be fair it needs to make the most money.

[@garagegeekguy]

Thats showbiz for ya

[@johnchedsey1306]

I'm glad others realize Olsen got the raw end of this deal. Especially since they also cut his pay.

[@garagegeekguy]

If you ran that network you’d do the same

[@garagegeekguy]

@@johnchedsey1306 Olsen does a good job but if you can get Brady then you get Brady and put him on the best games. It’s not even a question.

[@edwardndriskoll]

Forklift Pass at 13:49 was clutch.

[@intrepidus3378]

Man, I can really feel the intense passion Rich has for this subject. Love it.

[@ignatiusklepto5136]

Lol at the forklift In the back

[@jam1870utube]

Rich Eisen is the best in the sports talk business. Salute!

[@cgroom23]

Great take, but what he can't say is this: "Tom won't succeed as a broadcaster if he is also an owner of the Raiders". As a fan of a different team, I am with the NFL. Pick ownership or broadcasting. You can't get inside access to teams without them thinking you'll share every single relevant and competitive detail with the Raiders coaching staff. It's competing interests, so that's just how it goes.

[@Dk-qf8dd]

Another reason I have scaled waaaaayyyyy back my watching of NFL games.

[@schaaf9637]

Thats called compliance due to conflict of interests. Normal in the corporate world Rich.

[@Gius3pp3K]

I don’t think Brady has thought things through properly 😢. It’s simple, Brady needs to decide what route he wants to do, either be an NFL Broadcaster/Analyst or be a part-owner in a franchise.

[@andrewb4984]

That was the single greatest 2 minute synopsis of the career of the greatest player in NFL history. Someone repost that as a short.

[@jbonez7456]

TB12 should broadcast, save $$$, then put in for ownership rights after broadcasting for 4-5 years.

[@JamesEvans2023]

That's literally going to be his plan, at some point he'll go full on into ownership. He is just saving some work hours now for that money.

[@HDBee]

Mark is looking for another owner now. When his mom dies he will be hit with a big capitol gains tax that he can't pay.

[@KeoniProductions]

TB12 IS Terry Bradshaw undefeated in Superbowl.

[@vcvortex6356]

​@@KeoniProductions Super Bowl. It is 2 words. Why do so many alleged NFL fans not know this?

[@armyaj]

@@HDBee dont you mean estate tax since he'll inherit her estate?

[@gyasis]

When Rich Eisen gives us the cliff notes of Brady's career, I know it Ive been there for all of it, and I'm still in awe hearing those milestones. Man whomever gets the rights to Brady's TV series is going to be must watcht tv. Including knocking up the actress, dating and marrying the supermodel and that fourth season cliffhanger when AB is your roomate. Its going to be amazing.

[@Shlikas]

Are you insinuating that Tom Brady might cheat in some way?!? 😱

[@Steven-lb4bl]

Sounds like a colts fan

[@onewinaday7495]

​@Steven-lb4bl bro they got caught multiple times 😂

[@EviIM0nk3y]

@@onewinaday7495niggA every team cheats they just got caught

[@teresamc521]

Ya damn right

[@thomassenemounnarath3278]

Go Baton Rouge tech of West Nashville of Dayton, California.!!!!!! Hek Yea!!!!!! 😢

[@toddscharf6535]

No. The guy who deflates footballs to give his team an advantage would never divulge opponents' plans and concerns to a team he owns. 😂

[@stingrey1571]

brady should have the same rules as greg olsen when he was an active player calling games during his bye week or injured. brady shouldnt call any games the raider plays against.

[@damienkearns3654]

The analysis at the end of this clip was Elite 🤝🏻

[@People-Business-And-Ideas]

It makes sense. He simply has to give up his ownership bid!

[@boatsfra1]

Rich Eisen...I love Rich Eisen...he encapsulated Tom's career in a glorious rant...as only Rich can do.

[@Redmenace96]

@ 5:20 Is RE suggesting that TB12 would bend the rules to get a competitive edge?!?!! Oh, no! Never. Perish the thought. How dare you, sir! How dare you.

[@nian_purkhard]

Rich needs to have Bill Burr on to hear his thoughts on the matter. I got ten bucks on Bill bringing up Jim Irsay. 😂😂

[@UTubePhoenix]

No one is forcing him to become part owner of the Raiders. I was waiting to see what would happen because I don’t think an owner should be analyst. Sucks though because his insight is invaluable… I honestly hope for our sake he’s not part owner of the Raiders so he gets full access.

[@simbatable]

Does anyone else wonder if the guys outside the window were Forklift-Certified

[@KINGDUDE74]

Whats so hard to make it that Brady can't call Raider games. Why make it a problem

[@ahmadnoble249]

It has NOTHING to do with broadcasting Raider games… The issue is, as a broadcaster, Brady would have access to inside information of every team prior to the games he worked. That info would give the Raiders a competitive advantage if he was an owner. We have already seen Brady push the limits to rules. There is a reason why some people aren’t allowed to buy and sell stocks…. Inside info tilts the balance

[@mRakmYaer]

I'm so unexcited to listen to 5 minute lectures about professionalism and leadership and brotherhood

[@stephanea5364]

What do you want to hear? Typical bonehead info?

[@sidepocketkid22]

so the rest of the nfl doesn't want a person that has been proven to cheat multiple times in their locker room...im stunned i tell ya

[@alexanderwatson9983]

I’m fascinated by the inside baseball stuff of broadcasts - BREAK IT DOWN RICH!!!

[@davidls187]

I'd like him to just give up on the ownership thing. Give us the whole "GOAT as an analyst" experience

[@Mozart1220]

How are you planning on bringing Johnny Unitas back to life?

[@KeoniProductions]

Right. Over heard this conversation Tom Brady: Hey Terry or Joe, how did you motivate your teams after you lose a superbowl. *Terry looks at Joe Terry Bradshaw: Wait Joe, you can lose these things. Joe Montana: OH, I didn't know that.

[@cwag07]

Definitely do not mind Rich speaking about sports broadcasting; he has the skills and experience to give a expert opinion and analysis

[@dunhunger]

I would pay Fox for the privilege of not having to listen to Tom Brady broadcast NFL games.

[@stephanea5364]

So you don't want to hear one of the greatest football mind ever? OK... stick with bowling

[@velder22]

Amen!!

[@velder22]

​​@stephanea5364 a lot of us NFL fans hate Brady , myself included.

[@brumfiba]

Most TVs have a mute button

[@georgieboy_htown4eva4eva]

Who knows if Brady will be any good at commentating? He might suck lol 🤞

[@soundbyte]

In Australia, Eddie McQuire was both an AFL commentator and president of the Collingwood Football Club for 22 years. No one batted an eye. Tom Brady is not even a part owner yet and the NFL is panicking.

[@ericatkinson4477]

Insulting to Brady? Cause he doesn’t have aaaaaany history of bending the rules to win. Riiiiiight.

[@theendistheend123]

I know....laughed when I heard that "insulting" line.

[@Unknown17]

Name one rule that he has bent. You're biased because Brady dominated whatever crap you team you love.

[@vcvortex6356]

​@@Unknown17 Brady grew up a 49ers fan, and his career never had any effect on the 49ers. So... what were you saying again?

[@brettfromla4055]

Those Dear Mr. Fantasy commercials with Rich were great. I still go back and watch them sometimes.

[@charleshessproductions]

This is gonna be challenging lol. I think you may have to have a 3rd guy in the booth with them, who can speak a bit more freely about the calls etc. Tho I imagine Brady could still say like "it looked like a clean hit to me, but they don't pay me to be a ref" etc

[@hottuna7]

Really? "It's an insult to Brady that he might be a mole" for another team. That ship sailed when he used partially deflated balls. All NFL quarterbacks that have been asked if Brady would be aware that a ball had been partially deflated responded yes. Slam dunk.

[@TheAmazingHow]

I tell Dan all the time, some people love this subject matter. Never apologize for trying to educate your audience on something you are an expert on.

[@johnmims6918]

Rich that ending was actually awesome. 👏

[@rogu3tharonin]

Rich is superb at his job. how he painted Tom Brady's career over his lifetime was top tier.

[@Mozart1220]

Eisen called him a cheater?

[@ds2jim]

this was a great discussion! thanks for posting it.

[@terrytomlinson8772]

Greg Olson got totally messed over

[@stephanea5364]

Poor millionaire

[@Mozart1220]

@@stephanea5364 Hey, you try geting a great job and then have some overrated nancy boy get it because the NFL chose him to be the "face" of the NFL.

[@patrick815]

We are on your side Rich.

[@sockdong1544]

Imagine getting screwed by a blown call and hating this man for over two decades just for him to buy your fucking team lol

[@Buddystemz]

As a raiders fan, I don’t blame him. He was in his first couple seasons. It was the NFL who screwed us over, not Brady or the patriots.

[@sarah-janeodonnell4932]

Super super interesting so glad you are sharing this with us we 100% care and are interested in these things

[@hyllstarter7090]

As a life long Raiders fan I dont want to have anything Brady.

[@stephanea5364]

Sure, you don't want to have anything winning LOL

[@juliocooliojones]

He's going to be our owner, Mark can't have kids and has no one to leave the family business, too. He's making Brady heir

[@mattsiler]

Thanks for talking about it , Rich. We care... The fact that we watch your content means we're a bit more than casual fans, and it's Brady. Very relevant.

[@miketemple7686]

Just because your Tom Brady does not mean you always get your way. This is something Tom will have to learn now that he is no longer playing in the game.

[@osaji922]

I'd say this could end up biting the NFL on the @ss. Now they pissed Brady off with this so you think he's just going to roll over and comply? He'll go into broadcasting and find a way to send information on other teams to the Raiders out of spite for the NFL screwing him. lol

[@Intabih]

I wouldn't put anything past anyone at this point.

[@mt_baldwin]

Why would he want to do it then [with these restrictions]? Chris... he's got $375 million reason to "want to do it." And he's not as rich as people think, he lost a bug chunk to that FTX scandal.

[@Aygeevee]

And losing Giselle. Let’s be honest. She was the cash cow.

[@razorsitch9882]

Yet he can still afford a part share in a multi billion dollar NFL franchise, tell me again how he’s not generationally wealthy after a twenty year career and all those multi million dollar sponsorships 😂😂😂

[@66BW]

@@razorsitch9882 LOL, I know right....he definitely is dirt poor.

[@MAJ0ROCEL0T]

​@@razorsitch9882 I think he meant he's not rich enough to not be highly interested in 375 million. That's basically another decade of NFL salary for him.

[@kylewebb8779]

​@@Aygeevee if she was the cash cow why did she try to get half of everything in the divorce?

[@goldenfuture6167]

Exempt TB from covering Raiders games. In 2024, does anyone really believe the outcome of NFL games isn't per-ordained??

[@Jaire-.-]

Why does Tom Brady wanna be in the ownership group for the Raiders anyway ??

[@Fiasco962]

@@Jaire-.- that makes sense to me. Why does he want to broadcast? Minority stake ownership is passive income, he can do anything he wants, go wherever he wants. Wanna take a Sunday and chill, can easily do that. Want to participate in broadcasting, hop on a manningcast. Not like he’ll ever need money, he can do one off endorsements the rest of his life. Hanes needs a new face. Just commercials of Brady spilling chowdah on his white tee and it becoming an iconic thing to do in Boston, a whole city of Afflecks walking around in chowdah shirts.

[@MikeLOldham]

Brady would not have to be covertly acting as a mole but if he was given open info then he would implausibly have to act against his known interest when being asked by majority ownership what he thinks about a trade or the like.

[@lscales6131]

This is perfectly fine to me. If he wants to be a minority owner and a broadcaster then those are the terms. It’s called conflict of interest and it happens all the time in business. NFL has every right to do this.

[@seventallguitarist]

I'm not sure what the problem is. Nip it in the bud and not leave any room for potential issues.

[@ChuckJansenII]

If Brady becomes part owner of Raiders then he should only be allowed to call Raiders games on radio. If Brady is going to be a broadcaster then he should not be owner or part owner of any team.

[@deliliankramo7520]

So the NFL is worried that Brady could end up cheating? Wow.. The whole broadcasting/ownership story is deflating…

[@osaji922]

Gee, I wonder why they would fear that.

[@daggaboom]

"I don't know what the answer to this is" the answer is obvious and they've done it. Conflict of interests is not something Rich is familiar with?

[@rantoolio]

I'm 74 and this has bothered me since I was a teen. When are these announcers going to stop doing Radio Play by Play for TV ? We see it & don't need the step by step. Relax

[@DylRoy-u8z]

Its not insulting to Tom Brady. Its fair and sets a good precedent.

[@dahlia1381]

what exactly are yall bitching about? clear conflict of interest. very standard and correct repsonse from the league

[@KevinKirby-il1li]

It cracks me up that people think annoucers change the outcome of games lol

[@papabeard7705]

At this point, what’s the point in even being a broadcaster he’s just gonna be eye candy. Move Greg Olson back to the main spot and put Brady on the number two.

[@markula_4040]

This has NOTHING to due with Tom Brady specifically. Any announcer with (potential) ownership of a team no matter how minor would be subject to the same restrictions. But let's be honest. This is Tom being clever so now he has a much less workload but will still collect that full 37+ million a year.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

Brady is gonna want out of this stupid rules set up for him. He just recently got into youtube as well so I'm expecting him to want out of ownership of a team.

[@TheCephalon]

lol not a stupid rule. It’s a conflict of interest and Brady has cheated multiple times in the past

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

@@TheCephalon beating your team multiple times because they suck does not mean that he cheated. Lol get a grip bud.

[@YouJustAmazeMe]

Or at least put it off. Man literally just got out and they already preparing new "rules" for him. I'm sure he wants to go buckwild like bill seems to be doing. I hope casting works for him, it's a lot harder to do than people think, especially live broadcasts. He's hood with words but he seems long winded sometimes which will be an issue. That's why manningcast is perfect for the brothers bc they can just ramble if they feel like it.

[@PeanutButterAndJellyBros]

@@YouJustAmazeMe Brady is a freedom dude. It wouldn't surprised me if the broadcast worked out for only a season or two with him. He's gonna have to hold back a lot on national TV with his words.

[@ericanderson969]

@@PeanutButterAndJellyBros Are you a freedom dude?

[@JB-gz2vu]

He’s not an owner. He’s only applied to become an owner. NFL should not apply these rules unless and until the ownership becomes official.

[@irift3]

I'm surprised Rich didn't bring up being a Michigan Man in all that 😂

[@Glatisant_galla]

It’s not just because of the owners. It’s because the NFL needs to try and keep things looking above board as possible because of SPORTS BETTING. Thats the real reason for all this.

[@Naaman-p9t]

Preach cause if all 31 teams but the raiders lose games people going to be pissed

[@darrenanderson4921]

Maybe others have said this, but … there are 31 other teams during Brady’s tenure, many of those teams and fan bases may not want to hear Brady announce their games. The Colts? Seattle? The Titans? A lot forgiveness would be required of those Super Bowl loss teams and his division rivals to allow him to call their games.

[@thepeddle]

What do you mean "allow" him? Those teams need to grow da fawk up and get over their feelings...."allow" him....hahaha christ

[@danagiles5100]

Simpler idea...if brady becomes an owner of any team...either A: he can't do broadcasting or B: he can have no contact with his team from July 1st until after the Superbowl every year. If he breaks that rule, ALL Raider wins are forfeited for the season.

[@nnjjee1]

Other owners don't trust Brady to not cheat. Shocking!

[@joe-edward]

That really is such a handcuffing based on current standards of broadcasting excellence that I don't know why someone like Tom Brady would even want to do that job. "Hey you, the guys who's been the best at everything all your life, how'd you like a job where we force you to be mediocre at it?"

[@rustyreckman2892]

Tom Brady would neeeeeeeeever cheat

[@ronaldcoleman2326]

Rich , that last part was priceless . You Rock !