Broncos HC Sean Payton on Tom Brady sitting in Raiders’ coaching booth: ‘It doesn’t concern me’
Sean Payton does not go on vacation much he proclaimed So when Tom Brady texted the Broncos head coach of late to ask if he d coach in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia in Payton looked at his calendar It was a vacation week in March Payton accepted on one seeming condition Brady had to be on his squad It s key when it comes to growing our contest with the Olympics not far around the corner Payton reported of Brady s of late publicized event which will include other NFL stars and head coaches Pete Carroll and Kyle Shanahan They appear set to crew up then in Saudi Arabia In this current NFL landscape though they are figures on opposite sides of divisional lines with Payton leading the Broncos and with Brady a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders And Brady has come under fire not long ago for chosen rather questionable overlap in access In the Raiders Week loss to the Chargers the former NFL legend was seen in the Las Vegas coaching booth wearing a headset Related Articles Broncos owner Carrie Walton-Penner named to NFL soundness and safety committee source says Broncos ILB Dre Greenlaw TE Evan Engram out for first practice of Chargers week What are PSLs and could they factor into Broncos plans for Burnham Yard stadium Denver Water drops bid to acquire properties near Burnham Yard Broncos Mailbag Does Sean Payton make too multiple substitutions between offensive plays Naturally this raised red flags league-wide even as the NFL clarified there aren t any rules prohibiting a minority owner from sitting in the booth Brady of class is also a play-by-play announcer with Fox and can attend production meetings remotely and participate in general match prep Payton shrugged this all off Wednesday despite the clear possibility of a theoretical competitive advantage for a divisional rival It doesn t concern me Payton explained Meaning look I understand he s part ownership with the division opponent I get that And then he covers NFL games That doesn t bother me The Broncos host the Raiders on Nov and movement to Vegas on Dec this season Brady isn t at the moment slated to call a Broncos competition for Fox this season but several of his games remain unknown Denver plays the Texans Nov on Fox a date where Brady doesn t have a definite schedule set yet according to Fox Sports Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
