NFL Insider reveals how Robert Kraft helped Tom Brady in Raiders ownership voting

Tom Brady was confirmed as part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, bringing an end to a controversy that lasted over one year. The former quarterback has ventured into many businesses since retiring from the league, but joining the Raiders had become a problem for many reasons, none bigger than the price for his 5% share.

It became official as NFL owners gathered at a meeting and voted on whether the quarterback could officially complete the acquisition. His former teammate, Richard Seymour, who played for the Raiders late in his career, acquired a 0.5% share as well.

But how it got done is interesting. According to NFL insider Albert Breer, from Sports Illustrated, the owner who started the motion to allow a vote on whether Brady could become a part-time owner was Robert Kraft. And he also did it for Seymour, another former New England Patriots player:

The official price for Brady and Seymour's shares has not been revealed, but many insiders have reported that both had their proposals accepted on a 32-0 vote. It's rare for former NFL players to later become owners: only George Halas and Jerry Richardson had done so before the two former Patriots approved today.

Which restrictions will Tom Brady have as owner of the Las Vegas Raiders?

Even though he's an analyst for FOX with a big contract, the former quarterback now has many restrictions due to his role as an owner, which includes:

Brady is not permitted to be on another team's facility;
He's not allowed to watch practices;
He's not allowed to attend production meetings in-person or virtually;
He's not allowed to publicly criticize game officials and other franchises;
He's subject to the NFL's gambling policy;
He's subject to the NFL's anti-tampering policy;

Those rules are standard practices for NFL owners, but some of them could hurt his work. Not attending production meetings feels like the worst of the group when looking at the prism of an analyst.

Still, none of those rules are new, and the former quarterback will have to find a way to follow them while still working. Just like in his career, it's likely he'll be able to.