The Las Vegas Raiders are still among the rumored teams that upset Tom Brady in the 2021 offseason for ditching him as an option to be a starting quarterback.  A year later, another round of rumors are linking Brady to the Raiders as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback's next landing spot, amid the buzz that he's soon going to hang up his cleats.

Zack Cox of NESN recently addressed a question about the possibility of the future Hall of Famer hooking up with the Raiders in the event that Las Vegas lands New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and while Cox made it clear that it's unlikely, he did not rule it out completely.

The logistics here would be a bit tricky since Brady still is under contract with the Buccaneers, but there’s been speculation that the QB’s will-he-won’t-he retirement dance is actually his way of getting out of Tampa Bay and latching on with a different team. (Whether there’s any validity to that speculation remains to be seen.) The Raiders also can cut or trade current quarterback Derek Carr with no financial penalty, as doing so would wipe his entire $19.8 million salary off their books.

Brady is still in the books of Tampa Bay. He signed a two-year deal with the Buccaneers in 2020 worth $50 million then inked a one-year extension in 2021.

If Brady retires, the Buccaneers will be able to recoup $16 million of his signing bonus with the team, though that's a big “if” at the moment, after Tampa Bay made an early exit from the playoffs when it lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round.