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As the Las Vegas Raiders were minding their own business finishing a 15-13 win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White dropped a major bombshell with former NFL star Rob Gronkowski on an ESPN fight telecast, UFC 278 With the Gronks.
White, who is based in Las Vegas, said he brokered a deal that would bring both superstar quarterback Tom Brady and Gronkowski to the Raiders as free agents in 2020. However, White said then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden nixed the deal at the last moment and “all hell broke loose.” Gronkowski backed up White’s claim.
Dana White just told the Gronks that he had a deal done for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to become Raiders and Gruden “Blew the deal up”
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 21, 2022
“Tom was looking for houses and everything” pic.twitter.com/JI73ivoAoK
White went as far as saying Brady was even house hunting in Las Vegas. Brady and Gronkowski, of course, went on to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and won the Super Bowl in their first season there.
What should we make of this? Who knows. It’s wild, but anything is possible. Your thoughts?
In other Raiders’ links:
- Old friends: The Boston Globe has a feature on new Raiders’ head coach and former longtime Patriots’ assistant coach Josh McDaniels.
- Mail call: The Raiders’ website has a mailbag.
- More mail: The Las Vegas Review-Journal also has a Raiders’ mailbag.
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