With Jimmy Garopollo’s health in question and Tom Brady recently joining the Las Vegas Raiders organization as a minority owner, there was some speculation that Brady could actually come out of retirement to play for the team if Garopollo isn’t healthy.
That speculation was presumably shot down last week when it was revealed that Brady would need a unanimous vote to be a player and owner, but that might not be true after all.
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports, Tom Brady would not need unanimous approval from the NFL team owners to be able to join the active roster as a minority owner of an NFL team, he would only need approval from 75 percent of the league’s owners – which is 24 instead of 32.
“Any ownership transaction, such as an individual purchasing a limited partnership, would need an affirmative vote of 3/4ths of the teams (24 of 32). The 32 clubs would have to consider a limited partner playing in the league and take a vote that would need 3/4th approval for him or her to be permitted to play,” a league spokesperson told Florio.
Obviously, this would change things a bit for Brady as getting unanimous approval from the league owners would be nearly impossible. But 75% is certainly possible.
