The Las Vegas Raiders are reportedly leaning on one of many biggest quarterbacks in league historical past to seek out their subsequent offensive signal-caller.
The Raiders are 2-11 and will be capable to take one of many high QB prospects within the 2025 NFL Draft. In line with Tankathon’s projections, they will have the No. 1 general decide.
Raiders majority proprietor Mark Davis will seemingly worth minority proprietor Tom Brady’s opinion throughout the draft course of. Brady — who performed for the Patriots and Buccaneers for 23 seasons — received seven Tremendous Bowls and was named to the NFL’s one centesimal Anniversary All-Time Crew in 2019.
“Mark will ask [Brady], ‘What do you suppose?’ after which that is what Mark thinks,” a supply contained in the crew informed Yahoo Sports activities’ Charles Robinson in a chunk printed Monday. “What Tom says about quarterbacks, I would guess you that is what goes. That is what I feel will occur. Perhaps I am mistaken. We’ll see. However I feel who [Tom] likes, Mark likes. We’ll see. It is gonna be a wild trip.”
Davis indicated Brady would play a vital function in choosing the crew’s subsequent QB when the league accredited him as a minority proprietor on Oct. 15.
Per NFL.com columnist Judy Battista, Davis stated Brady cannot play for the Raiders, however “he can assist them choose a QB sooner or later.”
With that in thoughts, do not be surprised if the Raiders goal Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who ranks second within the nation in TD passes (35 in 12 video games).
Sanders and Brady appear to have a detailed relationship. They skilled collectively in June 2020, and the 22-year-old signed an NIL deal with Brady’s attire model in October 2022.
Sanders seemingly offers extra upside than Raiders QBs Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell and Desmond Ridder.
Minshew went 2-7 in 9 begins earlier than breaking his collarbone in Week 12 in opposition to the Broncos. O’Connell is 0-4 in 4 begins and was carted off the sphere after injuring his leg within the third quarter of Vegas’ loss to the Buccaneers Sunday. ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed on Monday he suffered a bone bruise. Ridder, in the meantime, posted an 8-9 beginning report in two seasons with the Falcons.
If Sanders is Brady’s favourite QB, maybe the Raiders ought to think about taking his recommendation and choosing him.
