Tom Brady meets Mark Davis at UFC 246 and Dana White thinks he could swap New England Patriots for Las Vegas Raiders
UFC President Dana White believes his friend Tom Brady could be playing in Las Vegas in the not too distant future.
The New England Patriots’ quarterback was in the city at the weekend to watch Conor McGregor demolish Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in just 40 seconds and was spotted speaking to Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis before the main event.
The 42-year-old is expected to leave the Patriots, but wants to continue to play in the NFL next season and admitted he is open to exploring his options as he prepares to become a free agent.
“I'm open-minded about the process,” Brady said on Sunday in his weekly interview with radio.
“At the same time, I love playing football and I want to continue to play and do a great job. I'm looking forward to what's ahead. Whatever the future may bring, I'll embrace it with open arms.”
And, when speaking in the post-fight press conference, Patriots fan White admitted a move to the Raiders ‘has legs’.
“If that dude isn’t playing for Boston, he’s playing here,” White said in his post-fight press conference," before trying to play down any insider information.
“I don’t know, I have no f****** idea what I am talking about,” he added.
Brady has spent the entirety of his 20-year professional career in New England, winning Six Super Bowl rings in the process.
He made $23million this season by signing a contract extension in the last off-season that technically took him through the 2021 season.
But the final two years of this deal automatically void at the end of the league year - March 18 - and the deal prevents New England from using the franchise tag, allowing Brady to call all the shots about his destination in 2020 and beyond.
The Raiders will move into Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the 2020 season after spending the past 25 seasons in Oakland following 13 seasons in Los Angeles.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft said this month that he 'hopes and prays' Brady plays for the Patriots next season.
Brady led the Patriots to a 12-4 record in 2019, completing 60.8 per cent of his 613 passes for 4,057 yards, 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
He failed to make the Pro Bowl for the first time since the 2008 season.