Tom Brady inquired about NFL comeback while as a Raiders owner, but the league 'didn't like the idea'

Even though Tom Brady had go a number proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, the legendary backmost inactive inquired astir a imaginable instrumentality to the field.

Brady, 48, said the NFL was not a instrumentality of the anticipation of Brady coming retired of status arsenic an proprietor and playing again.

"I really person inquired, and they don’t similar that thought precise much," Brady told CNBC. "We explored a batch of antithetic things, and I’m precise happily retired. Let maine conscionable accidental that, too."

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Founders FFC backmost Tom Brady (12) during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic astatine BMO Stadium successful Los Angeles, California, connected March 21, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Brady impressed successful past week’s Fanatics Flag Football Classic arsenic helium threw for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns connected the smaller tract crossed 2 games. Brady said helium loved being backmost connected the tract but said the crippled confirmed his status decision.

"I loved being retired there, playing successful the emblem game. I loved not getting hit. I got a batch of truly amusive things I’m progressive successful and it’s ne'er going to get aged throwing passes to unthinkable athletes connected the shot field. But if anything, that crippled reconfirmed to maine that I’m precise blessed successful retirement," Brady said.

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Fox Sports announcer Kevin Burkhardt (left) with Tom Brady connected the tract earlier Super Bowl LIX betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Caesars Superdome connected Feb. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The NFL is besides blessed that Brady wants to enactment successful status due to the fact that if the aboriginal Pro Football Hall of Famer returned to play, it would origin a headache for the league.

An NFL spokesperson told CNBC that if Brady were to instrumentality to the field, helium would person to divest his ownership involvement successful the Raiders, arsenic a argumentation was created successful 2023 that prohibits players oregon squad employees from taking equity successful a club.

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Founders FFC's Tom Brady reacts to a telephone made by the referee against the U.S. National Flag squad during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, Saturday, March 21, 2026, successful Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

The spokesperson told CNBC that determination would besides beryllium wage headdress issues for a player-owner.

Brady purchased a 5% stock of the Raiders successful 2024.

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