REVEALED: Tom Brady’s friend Jim Gray is a ‘primary advisor’ to Raiders owner Mark Davis as NFL team is engulfed in chaos after Josh McDaniels’ firing
- Former Raiders CEO Amy Trask shared the revelation during a radio show
- Tom Brady agreed to become a minority owner of the team in May
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Sportscaster – and friend of Tom Brady – Jim Gray is a “primary advisor” to Raiders owner Mark Davis, it has been revealed.
Brady previously agreed to purchase a minority stake in the franchise.
And it looks like Gray – co-host of ‘Let’s Go!’ podcast with Brady and Larry Fitzgerald – also has ties to the team.
Speaking CBS Sports Radiosaid former Raiders CEO Amy Trask that “(Davis) has outside advisors.”
“Jim Gray, who has a connection with Tom Brady, is one of his key advisors. There are more,” she continued. Ron Wolf, Ken Herock, both have very strong football backgrounds. Mike Ornstein is a consultant.”
Sportscaster Jim Gray, Julie Brady and her brother, Tom Brady, attend a game between the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces
Mark Davis recently decided to fire Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels after a 3-5 start
Trask was CEO of the Raiders from 1997 to 2013.
The franchise fired head coach Josh McDaniels this week after a 3-5 start to the season.
He has been replaced on an interim basis by former Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce.
Brady was announced as co-owner of the Raiders in May, but the deal has yet to be finalized.
According to the WashingtonPostThe deal has stalled and the NFL’s finance committee says it’s concerned about the discounted price Davis is offering Brady.
An unnamed source told the publication that Davis could give Brady as much as a 70 percent cut.
The deal is believed to involve 5-10 percent of the franchise.
Gray, Brady and Davis watch players warm up during halftime of a Sun-Aces WNBA game
The Post also mentioned Brady’s Fox NFL broadcast deal as a factor that could be a sticking point for some, while a newly ratified measure could also be an issue.
According to the Sports Business Journal, the owners agreed in July to ban team employees who are not family members of the owner from becoming minority stakeholders in franchises.
That move would prevent Brady from taking on another Raiders role or even making a return to the field.
Still, a source told the Post that committee members “want this deal to go through.”