Sports history is full of āwhat ifsā and wishful thinking. Tom Bradyās career, for example, is full of that. What if the helmet catch didnāt happen? What if they didnāt 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 Bradyās career. But him being such a famous guy, itās 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
āI 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 didnāt want them and all hell broke loose,ā White said. āIt was crazy. Brady was already looking at houses.ā
Bradyās Shot Was Directed At Derek Carr
While thatās 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 didnāt want him:
āOne of the teams, they werenāt interested at the very end. I was thinking, youāre sticking with that māāāāāer? are you serious?ā Brady said on HBOās āThe Shopā.āLooking back, Iām thinking āThereās no fuc-ing way I wouldāve gone to that team. They said they didnāt want me! I know what that means! I know what that feels like! And Iām going to fā you up because of that.ā
So, clearly, that māāāāāer 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 wouldāve said the same if they knew about Brady.





