Insider: Tom Brady 'clearly a person of interest' for QB-needy Raiders

The Tom Brady-to-the-Raiders rumors are heating up.

Per Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, pending free agents Brady of the Buccaneers and Jimmy Garoppolo of the 49ers are "attractive options" for the Raiders to replace Derek Carr. 

"Brady, if he doesn’t retire and hits free agency, will clearly be a person of interest," Bonsignore wrote.

Carr, a nine-year veteran, fell out of favor with Las Vegas early this season, according to Bonsignore.

The Raiders could be an attractive landing spot for Brady and Garoppolo because head coach Josh McDaniels was their offensive coordinator in New England. 

Bonsignore added Las Vegas is keen to maximize "the return on what amounts to a two-year window of core players — Davante Adams, Maxx Crosby, Darren Waller, Chandler Jones and Hunter Renfrow — and almost assuredly Josh Jacobs, whom the Raiders appear determined to keep on a new contract."

A quarterback such as Brady or Garoppolo could do that. The Raiders could be attractive to both QBs because of the aforementioned offensive weapons.

Six-time Pro Bowl wideout Adams is an exceptional player any top QB would love to play with. Through 16 games, he leads the league in receiving touchdowns (14).