Tom Brady said he asked NFL if he could make comeback while owning Raiders: 'They don't like that idea very much'

Chris CwikThu, March 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC

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Tom Brady isn’t coming out of retirement to play in the NFL again … but he did ask how that would work now that he’s a minority owner with the Las Vegas Raiders. According to Brady, the league didn’t “like that idea very much,” per CNBC.

Brady said he “inquired” about the possibility and “explored a lot of things,” but is ultimately “happily retired.” The 48-year-old made those comments just days after participating in the Flag Football Classic.

Though Brady’s team was destroyed by Team USA, he made one highlight-worthy play that got people thinking he could still perform at a high level in the NFL.

It doesn’t sound like that’s actually going to happen, and things would have to change if Brady truly wanted to return to the NFL at this point.

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CNBC reached out to an NFL spokesperson, who said Brady would need to “divest his ownership stake in the Raiders” in order to return to the league as a player. The spokesperson added, “There would be salary cap issues involving a player/owner,” per CNBC.

With that out of the question, Brady will have to settle for being arguably the best player to ever take the field. The 23-year pro made 15 Pro Bowls, won seven Super Bowls and threw an NFL-record 649 touchdowns over his career.

For now, it sounds like Brady is focused on his minority owner role with the Raiders. And while the future Hall of Famer couldn’t exactly lay out his job details to CNBC, he said he was focused on bringing “the Raiders back to glory.”

If Brady can’t do that on the field, assisting the team and mentoring expected No. 1 overall pick, Fernando Mendoza, is the next best thing.

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Source: “AOL Sports”