During a UFC fight on Saturday night, former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski said that there was a deal in the works for him and Tom Brady to play in Las Vegas with the Raiders but former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden nixed the idea.
UFC boss Dana White brought up the topic during the fight and Gronk confirmed it saying “that is exactly what happened.”
However, when Raiders owner Mark Davis was asked about it, he claims he doesn’t remember.
“I heard about (White’s comments). That was what — two to three years ago or something? I don’t know, man. Talk to Dana,” Davis said, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I remember that Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay. That’s basically what I remember.
“I have no idea. 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 Miami 15-13) and the basketball game (Saturday).”
It’s interesting that Davis neither confirmed nor denied the rumor, though it’s hard to imagine the chance of acquiring arguably the best quarterback in NHL history would slip his mind.
Brady did mention in an interview last year that there was a team that was interested in him but backed out of the deal at the last minute. It certainly appears now that he was referring to the Raiders.
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