Overview

• ESPN’s broadcast showed Brady in the Raiders’ coaches’ booth wearing a headset during Monday Night Football, which the NFL said is permitted for a team owner.
• Following an ESPN report that he and Tom Brady review film and game plans multiple times a week, offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and head coach Pete Carroll said their conversations with Brady are general football discussions and not weekly game-planning.
• The NFL eased restrictions this season to allow Brady to join production meetings remotely but continues to bar him from in-person meetings at facilities or hotels and from attending practices.
• Player and ex-coach skepticism persists about potential information flow, with voices like Antonio Pierce raising concerns, while figures such as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Brian Schottenheimer express little worry about discussing football with Brady.
• Veteran broadcaster Ian Eagle said production meetings do not typically produce inside secrets and highlighted that the controversy centers on optics, with no league investigation or discipline announced.