Brian Schottenheimer Offers Personal Take on Controversy Involving Tom Brady

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Hugh Green | Last updated Sep 19, 2025 4:07 PM ET

NFL legend Tom Brady has been making headlines recently, but not for the reasons he did during his 23-year career in the league. After retiring as a player in 2023, Brady became Fox's lead analyst on NFL Sundays for the 2024 season. Last year, he bought a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

In the past week, there has been controversy surrounding Brady's potential conflict of interest, being both a team owner and a member of the media. This stemmed from Brady's appearance in the Raiders' coaching booth wearing a headset on "Monday Night Football" during a game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

On Friday, Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer gave his opinion on the Brady situation.

"Everybody’s got their own opinion," Schottenheimer said, per Awful Announcing. "I talked to Tom yesterday and Kevin Burkhardt and Erin Andrews and their producers and stuff. I’m very open with all those guys. There’s no secrets in this business, guys. Let’s be honest, Pete Carroll and I know each other as well as anybody. Pete has three of my playbooks. I know Pete, I know what Pete is saying to his team."

While this controversy has caused an uproar from fans of teams around the NFL, Schottenheimer echoed what other coaches have said, that it is not a big deal.

On Tuesday, the NFL released a statement about Brady appearing in the Raiders' booth and the potential conflict of interest. The league said there are no rules in place to ban owners of teams from sitting in coaching booths, and Brady does not have the same access other broadcasters do because of his ownership.

"The questions that Tom and those guys ask, it’s to do a job," Schottenheimer continued. "I have no problem with Tom and don’t feel like it’s a conflict of interest on my end."

Brady, Burkhardt, Andrews and the Fox crew will be on the call for the Cowboys' game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET. Dallas will visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 17 for a "Monday Night Football" affair.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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