Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis and Tom Brady.Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis and Tom Brady (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Another New England Patriots’ all-time great will is set to join old teammate Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders’ ownership group.

After his retirement in 2023, it was announced that Brady was purchasing a stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. The team is owned by Mark Davis, who inherited the team from his father Al after the latter’s passing in 2011.

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, fellow Patriots legend and ex-Raider Richard Seymour is also joining the team’s ownership group:

“Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Hall of Fame defensive lineman Richard Seymour is close to finalizing a deal to become an owner and limited partner of the Raiders…

Seymour, we’re told, will join forces with Brady. Together (and with their own partners) they would own 10.4 percent of the team.”

In their 2023 NFL team valuations, Forbes listed the Las Vegas Raiders as the sixth-most valuable NFL franchise ($6.2 billion). Only the Dallas Cowboys ($9 billion), New England Patriots ($7 billion), Los Angeles Rams ($6.9 billion), New York Giants ($6.8 billion) and Chicago Bears ($6.3 billion) were valued higher.

 

Brady’s deal to become a minority Raiders’ team owner hasn’t been finalized. Florio added that the Brady-Seymour duo “would ideally be presented to ownership in October.”

Last year, Brady also became a minority owner of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, also owned by Davis. The Aces have won back-to-back league championships and are aiming for a three-peat.

Seymour was a backbone of the Patriots’ first dynasty that won three Super Bowls over a four-year span (2001 to 2004). The seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-team All-Pro was traded to the Raiders in the 2009 offseason, and he spent the final four years of his Hall of Fame career there.

Las Vegas Raiders Open 2024 Season vs. Chargers

The Raiders will try to start their season on the right note when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Week 1. This highly-touted contest will also mark Jim Harbaugh’s debut as the Chargers’ head coach.

Harbaugh was head coach of the Michigan Wolverines from 2015 to 2023, leading the school to a national championship in his final year at the helm before returning to the NFL.

AFC Contender Lands Raiders WR Davante Adams In Massive 3-Way Trade Proposal Involving 2 Other Superstars That Would Shake Up The 2024 NFL Season

Davante Adams of Las Vegas Raiders looking on.Davante Adams (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is one of the biggest names to monitor on the trade market between now and the Nov. 5 trade deadline.

Davante Adams was the subject of trade rumors throughout the 2023 season as the Raiders’ offense struggled. But the future Hall of Famer continued to produce like a superstar, and a strong finish under head coach Antonio Pierce (after he replaced Josh McDaniels) cooled off the Adams trade rumors.

But if Raiders GM Tom Telesco gets an offer he can’t refuse, Adams will again be on the move. And there certainly shouldn’t be a shortage of teams interested in landing the perennial Pro Bowler.

Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report proposed a massive three-team trade proposal that has the Raiders dealing Davante Adams to the New York Jets in a move involving the Cleveland Browns.

In Knox’s proposal, the Raiders would get the Jets’ 2025 first-round selection and Pro Bowl wideout Amari Cooper from the Browns. In return, Cleveland would receive the Jets’ 2025 third-round pick and Pro Bowl offensive tackle Tyron Smith:

“The New York Jets are hoping to make a Super Bowl run with a healthy Aaron Rodgers this season. While the Jets have strengthened Rodgers’ supporting cast this offseason, pairing him with his former favorite Green Bay Packers target, Davante Adams, would certainly aid the cause…

Smith is expected to start at left tackle in New York this season, but the first-round selection of Olumuyiwa Fashanu gives the Jets an alternative. The Browns could use the veteran insurance, as tackles Jedrick Wills Jr., Jack Conklin and Dawand Jones are all returning from season-ending injuries.

And while losing Cooper would be a blow to the Browns offense, Cleveland has a promising group of young wideouts that includes Elijah Moore, Jerry Jeudy, David Bell, Cedric Tillman Jr. and Jamari Thrash.”

Cooper is holding out as he eyes an extension. The former Raider and Dallas Cowboys star is entering the final year of his contract. If the Browns aren’t willing to give it, then Cooper will also be someone to follow in trade talks.

Jets Are The Ideal Landing Spot For Davante Adams

If there’s one team that stands out as a logical landing spot for Davante Adams, it’s Aaron Rodgers’ New York Jets.

Not only did Adams and Rodgers form one of the greatest tandems ever in Green Bay, but the former fits New York’s win-now timeline. The Raiders aren’t close to contending, whereas the Jets are trying to compete for a championship while Rodgers is here.

An offense with Rodgers, Adams, Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and Breece Hall could easily be the best in football. Add it all up, and the Jets feel like the best landing spot for Adams in a possible trade.