Tom Brady nearly committed a costly mistake that could have ruined his start as Raiders owner | Marca
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taking more of a decision-making role as part owner, the . That aggression almost backfired, though, as . Stafford ultimately ended up staying with the , but not before Brady made a pitch to get him to come to the Raiders.
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The way in which he did it, though, put him at risk of committing a penalty. , which would otherwise be considered tampering if the Rams had not given Stafford permission to speak with other teams. But they did.
, the chief NFL spokesman, apparently told on Thursday that there was no foul play on the part of Brady. According to him, "there's no issue here as the club gave permission".
If found guilty of tampering, the franchise could have been fined a hefty amount or even had draft picks taken away. The owners could have pulled out a check for the fine, but losing draft capital would have been costly for a rebuilding team.
