NEW YORK — The concern over Tom Brady’s roles as the lead analyst on Fox’s NFL coverage and a Raiders minority owner seems to have dissipated.
At least to those who matter most — NFL owners. It was a nontopic at their fall meetings this week.
“You guys have written about that already,” Jets owner Woody Johnson said.
When asked about the potential conflict of interest of someone holding an ownership stake in a team and being a game analyst — in which access to players and coaches and information are core parts of the role — Johnson brushed it off.
“I don’t have any concerns,” he said. “I want to win next week. That’s what I’m really focused on.”
That sentiment is shared by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has pointed to the restrictions for Brady that guard against potential issues