According to insider Dianna Russini, Tom Brady made an hours-long pitch to Ben Johnson, but Johnson chose the Chicago Bears. Here's why.
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In the end, Tom Brady and the Raiders or any other team wasn't going to beat out the Bears for their new coach because he already had Chicago front and center.
Two days before he was announced as the Chicago Bears head coach, Ben Johnson coached in the NFC Divisional Round as the Detroit Lions took on the Washington Commanders. Tom Brady was on the call ...
and Bears general manager Ryan Poles must keep up. This is a time for closers, and there’s little doubt the competition — especially Raiders minority owner Tom Brady — knows how to do that.
And while she was talking about the Bears, she also revealed some details about the Raiders' pursuit of Johnson which apparently heavily involved FOX's Tom Brady. "He's going to Chicago because he's got the quarterback. He believes in Caleb Williams.
Ben Johnson was hired by the Chicago Bears, leaving Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders still without a coach.
The Raiders haven't won a postseason game since January 2003 and last made a playoff appearance in January 2022.
“Nick, I don’t hate you,” Brady said on Sunday, via X/Twitter. “I’m just jealous of you.” The comment stems from speculation that Brady, who lost Super Bowl LII to Foles’s Eagles, was holding resentment toward Foles. The speculation was sparked by the fact that the seven-time Super Bowl winner famously left the field without shaking Foles’ hand.
As for the “catch” reference, Brady failed to reel in a reception off a trick play during Super Bowl LII. During a 3rd-and-5 play in the second quarter, New England dialed up a play where James White flipped the ball over to Danny Amendola, who tossed up the ball to a sprinting Brady down the field.