Tom Brady said he asked NFL if he could make comeback while owning Raiders: 'They don't like that idea very much'
Tom Brady is "happily retired," but he apparently asked the NFL what it would look like if he wanted to come back.
Tom Brady isn’t coming out of retirement to play in the NFL again … but he did ask how that would work now that he’s a minority owner with the Las Vegas Raiders. According to Brady, the league didn’t “ like that idea very much ,” per CNBC. Brady said he “inquired” about the possibility and “explored a lot of things,” but is ultimately “happily retired.
” The 48-year-old made those comments just days after participating in the Flag Football Classic. Though Brady’s team was destroyed by Team USA, he made one highlight-worthy play that got people thinking he could still perform at a high level in the NFL. .
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com/DCnPZQOwZR — NFL (@NFL) March 21, 2026 It doesn’t sound like that’s actually going to happen, and things would have to change if Brady truly wanted to return to the NFL at this point. Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season CNBC reached out to an NFL spokesperson, who said Brady would need to “divest his ownership stake in the Raiders” in order to return to the league as a player. The spokesperson added, “There would be salary cap issues involving a player/owner,” per CNBC.