Aaron Rodgers could personal the Chicago Bears, however that’s solely on the sector. Now Tom Brady has one-upped his former rival by really proudly owning an NFL staff. 

Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are two of the best quarterbacks in NFL historical past. Upon the announcement of Brady’s retirement, many followers lamented the top of an period — and the top of a rivalry. Now, Brady has taken the rivalry to a complete new degree.

Aaron Rodgers is steadily known as the proprietor of the Chicago Bears, however that’s figuratively and mentally. Now Tom Brady owns the Las Vegas Raiders actually.

The longer term Corridor of Famer finalized a deal to buy a minority stake within the Raiders, who occur to make use of Rodgers’ former teammate and landing companion Davante Adams.

Tom Brady purchases minority stake in Las Vegas Raiders

Brady received’t be formally on the proprietor’s board for some time, because the NFL nonetheless must approve the transaction. Brady was infamously concerned in rumors of potential possession stake with the Miami Dolphins a couple of years in the past after his first retirement. These plans by no means got here to fruition, nevertheless, and Brady un-retired to play one other yr with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It’s not shocking to see Brady lengthen his enterprise ventures off the sector. He has been selling his personal private clothes model on social media for years now and Brady is anticipated to think about a profession in broadcasting now that his enjoying days are over.

The Raiders are caught at an organizational crossroads proper now; probably not constructed to contend, however nonetheless constructing the offense round NFL vets like Davante Adams and Jimmy Garoppolo. Can we additionally take a second to understand the irony of Brady now proudly owning the staff that employs (and begins) Jimmy G at quarterback? Oh, how the turntables.

Brady already has a working relationship with Raiders majority proprietor Mark Davis via the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA. The sports activities trade in Vegas is booming; the Oakland Athletics are anticipated to relocate to Vegas within the close to future and it’s extensively speculated that the NBA will broaden to Vegas in some unspecified time in the future too.

Brady may proceed to increase his vines within the Vegas sporting world. In the meantime, Aaron Rodgers is making an attempt to determine methods to win video games with the New York Jets subsequent season. We nonetheless have a pair years earlier than Rodgers has the prospect to reply Brady with an funding of his personal.