Tom Brady defends dual NFL roles; Bears coach Ben Johnson not worried

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00:00It seems Tom Brady has had enough of critics who say his part-ownership in the Las Vegas Raiders

00:05shouldn't mix with his role as a broadcaster.

00:09Brady called out the paranoid and distrustful for believing the two roles present a conflict of interest.

00:17The seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and future Hall of Famer

00:21writes a weekly newsletter called The 199.

00:25This week's topic is Do Your Job,

00:27and Brady talks about both his role as a broadcaster and his role as a minority owner of the Raiders.

00:33He broke down the controversy in his own words.

00:37I love football. At its core, it's a game of principles,

00:40and with all the success it has given me, I feel I have a moral and ethical duty to the sport,

00:46which is why the point where my roles in it intersect is not actually a point of conflict,

00:52despite what the paranoid and distrustful might believe.

00:55Brady is in his second year as the lead analyst for the NFL on Fox.

00:59His appearance in the Raiders' coach's booth on September 15th, complete with headset,

01:04reignited the conflict of interest debate.

01:07The NFL weighed in with a statement the next day, saying,

01:10there are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coach's booth or wearing a headset during a game.

01:16When told that Brady was seen in the coach's booth Monday night,

01:19Raiders head coach Pete Carroll admitted that he and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly seek Brady's advice.

01:26We have conversations. I talk to Tom. Chip talks to Tom regularly.

01:30I mean, we have a tremendous asset.

01:32And so, you know, we all get along well and we respect each other.

01:35And so, we just talk, you know, about life and football and whatever it comes.

01:41And he has great insight.

01:44So, we're lucky to have him as an owner.

01:46The Raiders host the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

01:49Brady was on the call when the Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys three days ago.

01:54But Chicago coach Ben Johnson shot down any concern about Brady taking part in broadcast production meetings last week.

02:02I mean, we change week to week in terms of what we do.

02:05Schematically, he's going to be able to turn on the tape and see what everyone else in the world is seeing right now.

02:11Personnel-wise, really the same thing.

02:13It's not like I'm going to sit down with him and tell him, hey, don't do this to Caleb Williams or you might get it.

02:19There's not going to be any trade secrets that are going to be exchanged.

02:22But I just, I really don't think it's that big of a deal, to be honest with you.

02:26If the Raiders somehow blow out the Bears on Sunday, the Internet and social media conspiracy theorists will be back at work.

02:34Brady blames our current social and political climate to a degree.

02:38When you live through uncertain and untrusting times like we are today,

02:42it's very easy to watch a person's passions and profession intersect.

02:47And to believe you're looking at some sort of dilemma, he wrote.

02:50For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis.