According to insider Dianna Russini, Tom Brady made an hours-long pitch to Ben Johnson, but Johnson chose the Chicago Bears. Here's why.
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Did Tom Brady actually want Bill Belichick as Raiders' next head coach?It's now no secret that Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady had at least one conversation with current North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick during a process that ended with the Raiders hiring Pete Carroll to be their next head coach.
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Johnson also was among those considered for the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching vacancy, with Tom Brady tasked with helping the organization find a suitable replacement for Antoni
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In the end, Tom Brady and the Raiders or any other team wasn't going to beat out the Bears for their new coach because he already had Chicago front and center.
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Bears GM Ryan Poles is wooing Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. So is Tom Brady, who owns 5% of the Raiders. Only one of them, though, will have an open microphone and a captive audience Saturday night.
“Nick, I don’t hate you,” Brady said on Sunday, via X/Twitter. “I’m just jealous of you.” The comment stems from speculation that Brady, who lost Super Bowl LII to Foles’s Eagles, was holding resentment toward Foles. The speculation was sparked by the fact that the seven-time Super Bowl winner famously left the field without shaking Foles’ hand.
Ben Johnson was hired by the Chicago Bears, leaving Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders still without a coach.
As for the “catch” reference, Brady failed to reel in a reception off a trick play during Super Bowl LII. During a 3rd-and-5 play in the second quarter, New England dialed up a play where James White flipped the ball over to Danny Amendola, who tossed up the ball to a sprinting Brady down the field.
Johnson also was among those considered for the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching vacancy, with Tom Brady tasked with helping the organization find a suitable replacement for Antoni
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