UFC president Dana White claimed that Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski would have been Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 had Jon Gruden not nixed the deal.
Raiders owner Mark Davis’ memory seems to be a bit hazy on the situation.
“I heard about [White’s comments],” Davis told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sunday. “That was what — two or three years ago or something? I don’t know, man. Talk to Dana. I remember that Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay. That’s basically what I remember.”
The story was told on ESPN’s “UFC 278 with The Gronks” where the former NFL tight end said “that’s exactly what happened.”
White said that he was working on a deal to bring the duo to Vegas when Gruden “at the last minute” decided he no longer wanted the seven-time (then six-time) champion quarterback.
On Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed the Raiders had interest in Brady but an offer was never made due to the money it would require to land them — quite a different story than Gruden blowing the deal up at the last second.
Davis would presumably remember if the team got close to a deal to land the most decorated quarterback of all time, and he did not offer a flat out denial and instead tried to brush it off.
“I have no idea,” Davis said. “Dana has the stories. I love Dana. He is a great, great promoter. Why would this. Make me upset? I was busy watching [the Raiders beat the Dolphins 15-13] and the basketball game [Saturday].”
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