"This gotta be illegal," "Clear conflict of interest": NFL fans outraged over Tom Brady sitting in Raiders' coaches booth for MNF game vs. Chargers

Tom Brady was at Allegiant Stadium for the Week 2 showdown between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Los Angeles Chargers. The retired seven-time Super Bowl champion is also a minority owner of the AFC West franchise.

On social media, NFL insider Ari Meirov shared a clip of Brady calling the game from the Raiders' coaches booth.

Fans were not happy with the fact that the retired quarterback turned analyst was allowed inside the team's coaches booth.

Ultimate

@U1timateDFS

@RapSheet This gotta be illegal

Zach Braziller

@NYPost_Brazille

This shouldn’t be allowed. Clear conflict of interest.

Matthew Lownes

@LownesMatthew

The Fox deal has to end. This is ridiculous. He can’t be unbiased. It’s impossible.

LeCurry

@LeStephCurry

@MySportsUpdate How the fuck is this allowed

Joe

@JoeCoyne9

@MySportsUpdate This has to break about 15 different rules

MooreTheBetter⚜️⚜️

@GoDucks280

he should not be calling football games and doing pre game meetings with players/coaches if he’s doing this.

Tom Brady signed a 10-year broadcasting deal with FOX Sports worth $375 million in 2022. However, because of his status as a minority owner of the Raiders, several restrictions were placed on him during the 2024 season.

This prevented him from participating in various activities as an analyst. This included him not attending in-person or online broadcast production meetings while also preventing him from accessing team facilities, coaches, and players. The NFL constitution and bylaws also prevented the retired seven-time Super Bowl champion from publicly criticizing game officials and other teams.

However, in August, the NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy announced that these restrictions on Brady will be lifted for the 2025 season. The ex-NFL star had shared a post on Instagram reacting to this decision with a humorous take.

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Tom Brady gets real on restricting being lifted on his broadcasting career

Earlier this month, the seven-time Super Bowl champion sat down for an interview with PFF's Chris Collinsworth.

During this, Tom Brady shared his thoughts on the league lifting the restrictions on his FOX broadcasting career and how it will impact his role as an analyst this season.

"I would listen to press conferences all week anyway," Brady said (Timestamp-11:45). "Whether it's the weekly, you know, coaches press conference that he has to do on a Wednesday or Friday, I listen to that. The players all speak to the media. So, it's not like you're forcing players to answer a question. You know, I've always felt like if I ask a question, they don't want to answer it, I have no problem."

"The only thing I want to do is get insight into the game, to help the viewers understand the game a little bit better. I also, I think the important point. ... you want a great game. You want both teams to perform very well. I don't want to be on a broadcast and negative about people. I want to showcase the great parts about every organization. Cause I love the NFL, I love the sport. If I can communicate that in a positive way to the viewers, that's great."

In Week 3, Tom Brady will be calling the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 21.