Why Tom Brady's partial purchase of Raiders reportedly remains delayed

It was believed that Tom Brady serving as Fox's lead NFL analyst this upcoming season wouldn't prevent him from eventually becoming a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. 

That may not be the case. 

"There are some teams, I've talked to them, that are vehemently opposed to Tom Brady being an equity partner, being a part owner of a team and broadcasting games," NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero said during an appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show," as shared by Andrew Peters of Bleacher Report. "They simply don't want to have it. They're not going to let him into production meetings. They don't want somebody talking about their team who's owner of another team."

Brady and Fox agreed to a 10-year deal reportedly worth $375M before he retired from playing "for good" in February 2023 and before it was learned that he wished to become a minority owner of the Raiders. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk noted that NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder said last week that Brady can "call any game on the schedule" for Fox because the former quarterback is not yet an owner of a franchise. 

"This implies that, once the deal is done, there could be limits on the games Brady can do," Florio added. 

Mark Maske of The Washington Post reported on Monday that it was "possible but unlikely" that the other NFL owners would vote on Brady's minority stake at this week’s meetings in Nashville. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated revealed on Monday that "no vote" on Brady's potential transaction was planned as of that time. 

Both Brady and Fox are moving forward as if he will make his regular-season announcing debut when the Dallas Cowboys play at the Cleveland Browns in Week 1 on Sept. 8. Per Stephen Borelli of USA Today, lead analyst Greg Olsen recently confirmed he's staying with Fox even though he's lost the No. 1 chair to Brady. 

Olsen will move to Fox's No. 2 NFL broadcast team and work alongside play-by-play broadcaster Joe Davis unless Brady experiences a change of heart regarding his next career step over the next few months.