Raiders GM details Tom Brady’s involvement with team

Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek offered some details about how involved Tom Brady is with the franchise.

Brady’s involvement in his role as minority owner of the Raiders was detailed in a new profile of his relationship with Spytek from Dan Pompei of The Athletic. The story states that Brady largely contributes to the Raiders remotely, but is in the loop on every decision the Raiders make.

Brady typically approves of decisions with a simple message: “Cool, babe, trust you.”

Notably, Brady gave his stamp of approval to the Raiders’ decision to select quarterback Cam Miller in the sixth round of the NFL draft.

“He liked the way he threw it, his technique, throwing from the ground up and his motion,” Spytek said of Brady’s reaction. “And he thought he had the potential to improve.”

Brady may not be calling all the shots in the Raider organization, but he does appear to be signing off on them. His role has raised questions as it relates to his FOX job, but the NFL is comfortable with the arrangement.

Brady and Spytek were former teammates at Michigan, and Brady was behind his recent hiring as GM. Even if the former quarterback is not making all the decisions, he is clearly working with someone he trusts as an extension of himself.