Will Tom Brady pursue Bill Belichick to coach Raiders?
Nov 18, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks on the field before a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Tom Brady is now a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and that has led to some immediate speculation that the former New England Patriots quarterback might want to bring his former coach into the mix.
There has already been some chatter that Brady could direct the Raiders to pursue Bill Belichick as the team’s head coach. “The Kirk Minihane Show” mentioned the possibility of Belichick going to the Raiders. Minihane said on his show that he has heard from a few sources that Brady could try to make it happen.
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"People have told me that @TomBrady's first move is going to ask Bill Belichick if he's interested of being coach of the Las Vegas @Raiders."https://t.co/rKX1AzOLt1 pic.twitter.com/O0bdRWgGik
— The Kirk Minihane Show (@kirkminshow) October 16, 2024
Would the Raiders try to woo Belichick to come serve as their coach? Given their recent moves, probably not.
Consider that the Raiders just hired Antonio Pierce, who is in his first season as the team’s head coach (he had been made interim head coach last season). The team has also put Tom Telesco in charge as general manager.
It seems as if the Raiders have begun to reshape their organization’s leadership. So bringing in Belichick, who might want to assume full control of personnel as well as coach the team, wouldn’t necessarily make sense. But this is definitely a fun rumor to consider.
The Raiders are 2-4 this season and just traded Davante Adams to the Jets.
