Fans react to Raiders almost signing Tom Brady

Over the weekend at UFC 278, UFC President Dana White dropped some news regarding Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.According to White, before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, Brady and Gronkowski were close to joining the Las Vegas Raiders.Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateUFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”97691365UFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”https://t.co/clcIFMS0xVWhite said he was helping negotiate the move, but Raiders head coach Jon Gruden botched the deal at the last second:“It was almost a done deal, and at the last minute, Gruden blew it up and said he didn’t want them. It was crazy. Brady was already looking for housing here.”White added:“I own a box [at Allegiant Stadium]. I wanted Brady to play there, you know? But, yeah, it’s true. And I thought I would never tell that story publicly, but I don’t know what the hell Gronk was doing tonight that he brought that up. But, yeah. It would have been amazing for the city and amazing for the Raiders. I mean, the first year there, and they have Brady and Gronk. So, yeah. I’m sure Mark Davis is real happy to hear this story.”NFL fans reacted to Mark Davis fumbling the bag on signing Rob Gronkowski and Tom Brady.This fan thinks Davis is afraid to get hammered just like the Miami Dolphins did after being unable to land Brady.Ben Volin@BenVolinMark Davis afraid of getting hammered like the Dolphins did twitter.com/theredzoneorg/…The Redzone@TheRedzoneorgRaiders owner recalls little of Brady-to-Vegas rumors bit.ly/3wkWOoH #NFL #Raiders363Raiders owner recalls little of Brady-to-Vegas rumors bit.ly/3wkWOoH #NFL #RaidersMark Davis afraid of getting hammered like the Dolphins did twitter.com/theredzoneorg/…This MMA reporter hilariously said that this latest bit of information got Gruden fired again.Damon Martin@DamonMartinHearing this news Mark Davis has just fired Jon Gruden again. twitter.com/DamonMartin/st…Damon Martin@DamonMartinDana White revealed tonight that he had help negotiate Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders but Jon Gruden turned it down and the deal fell apart.Brady and Gronk go to Tampa Bay and win a Super Bowl.#UFC278186Dana White revealed tonight that he had help negotiate Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders but Jon Gruden turned it down and the deal fell apart.Brady and Gronk go to Tampa Bay and win a Super Bowl.#UFC278Hearing this news Mark Davis has just fired Jon Gruden again. twitter.com/DamonMartin/st…This fan thinks the Raiders could have finally moved on from Derek Carr if they had landed Brady.TellerofTruths@TellerofThe@ProFootballTalk The Raiders missed a real opportunity to move on from the limitations that Derek Carr imposes on the team. I feel so sorry for my good friend and Raiders fan @Borsilli of @SIRIUSXM.@ProFootballTalk The Raiders missed a real opportunity to move on from the limitations that Derek Carr imposes on the team. I feel so sorry for my good friend and Raiders fan @Borsilli of @SIRIUSXM.This Twitter user claims the beautiful weather and Tampa having good receivers made Brady sign with the Bucs.Lowly Ian@ianD15@ProFootballTalk Everyone reached out during his FA period. What won him over? BA, Evans/Godwin, and that beautiful florida sun.1@ProFootballTalk Everyone reached out during his FA period. What won him over? BA, Evans/Godwin, and that beautiful florida sun.This Twitter user doesn't think Brady would have won a Super Bowl with the Raiders.BabylonFlex@AssyriaSon@ProFootballTalk Brady would have never won a superbowl in that division with that team1@ProFootballTalk Brady would have never won a superbowl in that division with that teamThis Twitter user claimed Brady's comment, &quot;You sticking with that MF over me?&quot; has to do with the Raiders staying with Carr and not going for him.Mud-Made Monster@UncleRob816@ProFootballTalk Brady: “You’re sticking with that MF over me?” Now we know who it was about.1@ProFootballTalk Brady: “You’re sticking with that MF over me?” Now we know who it was about.This Twitter user thinks that the Raiders never fully believed in Carr, which is why they flirted with the idea of acquiring other quarterbacks.Erik Puka@EltonPuka@ProFootballTalk Raiders never fully trusted Carr pre Josh McDaniels. They always flirted with other options at QB. Brady, Rodgers, Wilson, Dak , Watson even. Gruden was always lowkey in the market trying to replace Carr. He even brought in Mariotta.@ProFootballTalk Raiders never fully trusted Carr pre Josh McDaniels. They always flirted with other options at QB. Brady, Rodgers, Wilson, Dak , Watson even. Gruden was always lowkey in the market trying to replace Carr. He even brought in Mariotta.This Twitter user thinks Davis could either be lying or telling the truth, eluding to Gruden calling the shots during his time with the Raiders.XE_Kilroy@xe_kilroy@ProFootballTalk Hard to imagine an owner not knowing. Unless he's lying....or.... he's telling the truth because Gruden was basically running the football dept and probably hard carte blanche to do whatever he wanted.@ProFootballTalk Hard to imagine an owner not knowing. Unless he's lying....or.... he's telling the truth because Gruden was basically running the football dept and probably hard carte blanche to do whatever he wanted.This fan tweeted a quote by Gruden in which the head coach explained why they didn't want Brady and were satisfied with Carr.Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateThis was Jon Gruden in March of 2020 explaining why they didn’t want Tom Brady: twitter.com/MySportsUpdate…Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateUFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”74874UFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”https://t.co/clcIFMS0xVThis was Jon Gruden in March of 2020 explaining why they didn’t want Tom Brady: twitter.com/MySportsUpdate… https://t.co/DlUcqo0cm9This Twitter fan thinks the Raiders fumbled the bag by not getting Brady.G@DaRavensNestWow all time bag fumble twitter.com/mysportsupdate…Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdateUFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”11365UFC President Dana White claims he was working on getting Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Las Vegas #Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden decided in the last minute that he didn’t want to do it. Gronk: “That’s exactly what’s happened.”https://t.co/clcIFMS0xVWow all time bag fumble twitter.com/mysportsupdate…The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended up winning a Super Bowl with Tom Brady as quarterbackTom Brady Super Bowl LVSince Brady joined the Buccaneers in 2020, they've had much more success than the Raiders.Brady led the Buccaneers to a Super-Bowl appearance in his first season with the team, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. They made a playoff push last year but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.The Raiders, since then, haven't won a Super Bowl or playoff game. They made it to the playoffs this past season as a wild card team but lost to the Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card round.If you use any of the quotes above, please credit Dana White and H/T Sportskeeda.