During the second act of Monday night’s six-hour football marathon, ESPN cameras showed Fox broadcaster/Raiders minority owner Tom Brady in the coaching box, wearing a headset and watching a tablet. Then came a nugget from sideline reporter Peter Schrager: Brady and Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly talk two to three times per week .
After the game, Raiders coach Pete Carroll confirmed that claim — while disputing a stronger, misstated version of it.
The reporter during the post-game press conference framed the ESPN claim incorrectly. Here’s the preamble to the question: “There was a report that Tom Brady meets three times a week or so with Chip Kelly, goes over film with him.”
“That’s not accurate,” Carroll said. “That’s not accurate. That’s not accurate. We have convers