Ever since his retirement, Tom Brady has been looking to get back into the NFL, not as a player, but as a partial owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Yet, despite making over $330 million in his playing career, the issue seems to be a matter of funds for the now-retired NFL legend.
Team owner Mark Davis initially agreed to sell a 10 percent stake in the Raiders to Brady for $200 million. Yet, 10 percent of an NFL team is nowhere close to $200 million, meaning Brady may have to fork over more cash.
All NFL franchise purchases have to be approved by a majority of team owners, which requires at least 24 votes of approval. Next week, the NFL’s owners are set to meet in Dallas to discuss a collection of issues facing the league, and Brady’s proposed deal to purchase part of the Raiders isn’t expected to be discussed.
Yet, as Mark Maske of The Washington Post reports, Brady’s purchase attempts are “definitely not dead.”
While the NFL’s owner committee has had issues with the amount of discount Brady was set to receive, Maske also notes they may be willing to work out “an acceptable deal” another way.
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