Report: Raiders To Strongly Pursue Tom Brady In Free Agency

Could we see Tom Brady in a Raiders jersey next season?

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The Raiders are in a position to go after Tom Brady if he decides to leave the Patriots in free agency, league sources have told ESPN.

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While Brady has not indicated whether he plans to re-sign or not, he did post an ominous picture on Twitter that worried Patriots fans. His teammates Devin and Jason McCourty explained on Barstool Radio that everything isn't as dramatic as it seems: “Everybody’s overreacting. He’s like, ‘It’s not is he going to stay, is he going to go (and leave the Patriots)?’”

Sources explain to ESPN that Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is an admirer or Brady's craft and will do everything he can to sign the legendary quarterback. 

As demonstrated by the teams' final game, Raiders' fans are not optimistic in Derek Carr. Fans booed and threw food on the field after his poor performance to finish the season. 

"I think that Derek is an amazing quarterback," rookie Josh Jacobs said on Friday. "I think that he's actually one of the smartest guys I've ever met. I mean, whatever they decide to do, we'll be in good hands. You can't ever really compare another quarterback to Tom Brady. But, I think that whatever they decide to do we'll be in good hands." 

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.