Mark Davis Reacts to Tom Brady Las Vegas Raiders Rumor

Mark Davis is playing coy.

UFC President Dana White said Saturday that former Raiders coach Jon Gruden blocked a deal that would have had seen star New England Patriots QB Tom Brady and his pal Gronk land with the Las Vegas Raiders. It kicked off another wild round of rumors about Tom potentially playing for another team, and of course the internet was all about it.

Las Vegas Raiders Owner Mark Davis was asked about it, but according to him,  he doesn’t remember the particulars of the deal.

“I heard about (White’s comments),” Davis said to the Review Journal. “That was what — two to three years ago or something? I don’t know, man. Talk to Dana. I remember that Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay. That’s basically what I remember.

“I have no idea. Dana has the stories. I love Dana. He is a great, great promoter. Why would this make me upset? I was busy watching (the Raiders beat Miami 15-13) and the basketball game (Saturday).”

Mark Davis on Tom Brady nearly playing for the @Raiders: "I have no idea."https://t.co/7PwF5Prneo

— Vegas Nation (@VegasNation) August 21, 2022

Dana White kicked things off when he broke the story:

“I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said. “And it was almost a done deal. And at the last minute, Gruden blew the deal up and said that he didn’t want him.

“All hell broke loose. It was crazy. Brady was already looking at houses, it wasn’t being said that Gronk was coming, so Las Vegas would have had Brady and Gronk the year the Bucs won the Super Bowl. Except Gruden blew the deal up.”

Dana White says Brady and Gronk ➡️ Raiders "was almost a done deal." 😳 #UFC278 pic.twitter.com/buWEXxi5Ho

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 21, 2022

As we all know, Tom  signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent, and his good buddy Gronk later followed him to Tampa.  The two then led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl  win in Super Bowl 55.

The Raiders enter into the 2022 season with Derek Carr under center, and coincidentally, a new head coach that also comes from New England in Josh McDaniels.  Tom Brady is set to return to the Bucs after a strange absence from the preseason.

What could have been…

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