Tom Brady drops insight into locker-room dynamics after Raiders’ Josh McDaniels firing
Tom Brady is very familiar with the now-fired Josh McDaniels. For many years, McDaniels was his offensive coordinator, so the two know each other well. While a head coach being fired mid-season isn't something he has personally experienced, he does know what it's like to be in a locker room and what it's like to go through that change.
He spoke about this on the "Let's Go!" podcast:
“You got to be able to adapt and adjust and move on and the people that stepped in in their place, they got to go out and they got to put… It's not like all the problems get solved when something like that happens."
For the record, the Las Vegas Raiders responded with a dominant win after their head coach was fired.
Brady continued:
"People are making changes and the team has to adapt as well as possible. When a player leaves, coach gets fired, something happens to a family member and you got to adjust in your personal life."
Brady understands that there are a lot of changes that take place, and he says teams and players simply have to adjust and adapt:
"There's people that are still out there. You're still on the battlefield, you're still out there going after it, you're still out there playing and you gotta keep fighting to the end.”
Brady's point was that at the end of the day, the team still has to go out there and play. They still have to face opponents, and not all of them will be as hapless as the New York Giants were on Sunday.
How much do the Raiders owe Josh McDaniels?
The firing of Josh McDaniels does not come without tremendous cost. In total, both he and Jon Gruden, who was fired a couple of years ago, are going to cost the team a stunning $85 million.
Initially, McDaniels' deal with the Raiders was for four years and $40 million total. He only coached a year and a half before being fired.
How much of the Raiders is Tom Brady looking to own?
According to multiple reports, Tom Brady is looking for between 5-10% of the franchise. The NFL icon is looking to come on board as a minority owner, while Mark Davis is still the majority owner.
Brady also has a similar stake in Davis' Las Vegas Aces, who were crowned WNBA champions for the second year running in 2023.