How Is Tom Brady Allowed To Call NFL Games?
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Tigers in about 25 minutes. |
| 0:03.0 | Just seeing if anyone's paying any damn attention. |
| 0:06.6 | But it's been a lively show today. |
| 0:09.8 | I want to just give you a Tom Brady update. |
| 0:12.2 | And I'm sorry. |
| 0:14.3 | I do think it is a bit ironic to see talking heads at ESPN |
| 0:18.8 | debating whether it's a conflict of interest for Tom Brady |
| 0:23.3 | to be in the coaching box with Chip Kelly with a headset on. |
| 0:28.2 | Speaking of conflict of interest, how about the NFL owns your network? |
| 0:35.0 | Oh, wait, here's an ESPNP saying Tom Brady didn't violate NFL rules by wearing a headset in the Raiders coaching booth for Monday night's game. |
| 0:44.6 | Now remember, Tom Brady was paid $375 million by Fox to broadcast games, a job to which he's almost universally viewed as putrid at. |
| 0:53.7 | He is also a minority partner in the Las Vegas Raiders, so you're a broadcaster and an owner. |
| 1:01.5 | Automatically, it's a conflict of interest. |
| 1:03.8 | Now, while Brady is barred from certain things, he still talks to team personnel. |
| 1:09.6 | Team personnel share things in production meetings that are fit for broadcast. |
| 1:14.8 | You're essentially under a gentleman's NDA. |
| 1:18.3 | Correct. |
| 1:18.6 | They're going to tell you certain things to make the broadcast look good and make them look smart. |
| 1:24.4 | It's a transactional meeting. |
| 1:27.3 | Well, Brady is doing that around the league. |
| 1:31.5 | Now, just because he can't walk into a facility, he's meeting with team and gleaning |
| 1:35.7 | intel on a weekly basis. Then, last night, in an owner's capacity, he's sitting next |
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