It wasn’t long ago that future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady helped repair the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise. Now, a former NFL player says the new team he’s attached to should allow him to do the same for them.

Not only that, but it should start a trend that would spread to the same Buccaneers team that Brady once led to a Super Bowl title after the team failed to even make the playoffs for years. years before his arrival.

Of course, when Brady arrived in Tampa Bay, he also brought a few friends with him, including tight end Rob Gronkowski. These friends helped play a vital role in the championship run and are just part of the evidence that the retired quarterback is involved in football decisions with the Las Vegas Raiders – the franchise whose is now a member. minority owner of.

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“I’m sure he’s involved and I would involve him,” Chris Long said during his Green Light with Chris Long (Yote House Media) program to find out whether or not he thinks Brady will be involved in football decisions in the future with the Raiders.

“If you invite a Tom Brady into the decision-making, it’s only going to make the process better,” Long continued. “I think every team should have a guy like Tom Brady upstairs. There’s only one Tom Brady, but there are smart alumni that teams could lean on. I always said this, in hiring coaches there should be a board It should not be the owner It should be a board made up of former players and people working in football and the owner should facilitate. this process.

It’s a bold idea, but one that certainly has merit. Imagine, for example, if the Bucs decide to move on from head coach Todd Bowles this offseason, it’s not only a task for general manager Jason Licht to find a new head coach, but one that would involve former players like linebacker Derrick. Brooks and cornerback Ronde Barber.

Certainly, the involvement of two beloved Buccaneers alumni would not only help ensure Licht has a more complete picture of how any candidate resonates with players, but would also give an immediate credibility boost to the decision with the blessing of Brooks and Barber.

With Las Vegas, the idea is simple. After all, Brady is part owner so there is no massive change in his approach to his involvement in the decision to keep head coach Antonio Pierce or move on, and possibly in the field of other football moves like specific signing and drafting. players.

Many other owners, like Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and David Tepper of the Carolina Panthers, make decisions like these without even one percent of the functional in-game experience that Brady or other esteemed alumni have would bring.

This is already uncharted territory that Brady is entering, so it’s anyone’s guess how it will go from here on. But one thing is certain, the legendary quarterback has not finished putting his mark on the operation of the NFL franchise, even if his ball tucking days are behind him.

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