Sports history is full of âwhat ifsâ and wishful thinking. Tom Bradyâs career, for example, is full of that. What if the helmet catch didnât happen? What if they didnât enforce the tuck rule? What if he joined the Miami Dolphins?
As it usually happens with legends, there are hundreds of untold stories, myths, and whatnot circling around Bradyâs career. But him being such a famous guy, itâs just a matter of time before someone starts spilling the tea.
That was the case with UFC President Dana White, who recently made the rounds for revealing that he nearly got Brady and Rob Gronkowski to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders. Eventually, Jon Gruden nixed the deal because he thought they were too old and overpaid.
NFL Rumors: Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski Nearly Signed With The Raiders
âI worked to put a deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders and it was almost a done deal and at the last minute, Gruden blew the deal up and said he didnât want them and all hell broke loose,â White said. âIt was crazy. Brady was already looking at houses.â
Bradyâs Shot Was Directed At Derek Carr
While thatâs a big story on its own, White unknowingly helped us connect the dots for an even bigger story. We now know who Brady was talking about when he expressed his disgust for a team that didnât want him:
âOne of the teams, they werenât interested at the very end. I was thinking, youâre sticking with that mâââââer? are you serious?â Brady said on HBOâs âThe Shopâ.âLooking back, Iâm thinking âThereâs no fuc-ing way I wouldâve gone to that team. They said they didnât want me! I know what that means! I know what that feels like! And Iâm going to fâ you up because of that.â
So, clearly, that mâââââer was no other than Derek Carr, who actually had a pretty decent season last year. Still, no disrespect to Carr whatsoever, but maybe even Raiders fans wouldâve said the same if they knew about Brady.





