‘Proud’ Tom Brady congratulates Las Vegas Aces on WNBA title as NFL legend adds an eighth championship ring to his haul less than a month after he was approved as minority owner

Tom Brady took to Instagram to celebrate the Las Vegas Aces’ victory in the WNBA Finals while adding another championship ring to his collection.

The Aces defeated the New York Liberty 70-69 in a Game 4 thriller to win their second straight title — less than a month after Brady was officially approved as the team’s minority owner.

And Brady was excited for the team as he penned a touching tribute to the Aces.

“So proud of these women and this organization,” he wrote on Instagram. ‘Tried everyone’s best all year round and never stumbled.;

The quarterback then posted a story honoring every player on the active roster, as well as coach Becky Hammon.

Tom Brady was seen during Game 1 of the Finals in Las Vegas with owner Mark Davis

The Las Vegas Aces celebrate after winning the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty

Brady also appeared in Game 1 of the Finals with owner Mark Davis in Las Vegas.

The title is the eighth that Brady has been involved in after winning seven bowls (six with the Patriots, one with the Buccaneers) in the NFL.

Brady and the Aces announced on March 23 that he had purchased a minority stake in the team, but the transaction was not completed until October 3.

The former quarterback has also invested in Championship club Birmingham City, while he has also agreed to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders – also owned by Davis.

Tom Brady took to his Instagram to celebrate the Aces Finals victory over the Liberty

However, that deal has stalled lately, with the WashingtonPost He says it is unlikely it will be ratified at the next owners meeting on October 17-18.

Complicating matters is a new no-equity policy implemented by the NFL that prevents employees who are not family members from receiving equity in teams.

Brady isn’t technically a Raiders employee yet, but as Pro football talk In July, Davis reported that he planned to hire the 45-year-old in some capacity as part of the deal. Davis reportedly informed other owners of this plan during league meetings.

Since the no-equity rule was passed, Davis’ hopes of hiring Brady and selling him a piece of the team have become significantly more complicated.