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The NFL is considering putting even more restrictions on FOX Sports NFL analyst Tom Brady after a recent interview with Patrick Mahomes.
Due to his partial ownership of the Las Vegas Raiders, he is heavily restricted from participating in pre-game production meetings and other avenues that could give him inside information on the other 31 teams in the league.
However, some owners believe those restrictions need to be increased after a FOX NFL Sunday interview between Tom Brady and Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes last month. The interview was labeled as “personal” in nature, but questions still arose from some owners.
According to a report from Sports Business Journal’s Ben Fischer, the league is considering a variety of policies, including requiring interviews to be held out of team facilities and even as far as away from team hotels, requiring approval by the league and monitoring by the team, and limiting Brayd’s interaction with players to only interviews for the game broadcast, and to prohibit interactions with players before or after the discussion.
The issue was discussed at the league’s finance committee meeting, and could be looked at by the whole ownership ground next month should the committee wish to escalate the item.
Brady became an official owner of 10% of the Raiders last month after he and another investor spent $220 million to purchase a stake in the NFL franchise. He is also in his first season as the lead game analyst for FOX Sports.
