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Stephen A. Smith Urges Raiders to Hand Football Operations to Tom Brady

Smith floated the idea after a 31-0 loss, with Brady’s Fox deal widely seen as a barrier.

Overview

  • On ESPN’s First Take, Smith said the Raiders should put minority owner Tom Brady in charge of football operations.
  • The call followed a 31-0 home defeat that dropped Las Vegas to 2-12, with the offense limited to 75 total yards, per reports.
  • Brady holds an estimated five percent stake in the franchise and was seen in the coaching booth during Week 2, prompting conflict-of-interest questions given his Fox role.
  • Coverage notes Brady was reportedly influential in hiring coach Pete Carroll and GM John Spytek and in acquiring Geno Smith, moves that have not produced results.
  • Smith acknowledged Brady is unlikely to take the job because of his reported $37 million-plus annual Fox contract.