"During the first quarter of the Chargers-Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium, ESPN's Peter Schrager reported from the sideline that "Chip Kelly told us that he talks to Brady two to three times a week. They go through film. They go through the game plan." After the game, Raiders coach Pete Carroll called the report "not accurate" and said that while he and Kelly speak with Brady "regularly," those conversations are "about life and football and whatever.""
""I've spent a lot of time just talking football with [Brady], but it's not on a - we don't talk about game plans," the former UCLA coach said. "We spent a lot of time over the summer, a couple Zooms ... and we would just talk ball, you know, 'What did you like against this?' So really, when I use Tom, and I just use him as a resource of, 'Hey, you know, when you faced a Mike Zimmer-type defense, what did you like protection-wise and play-wise?' " "But on a weekly basis, he's not game planning with us or talking to us.""
Chip Kelly clarified that Tom Brady does not participate in the Raiders' weekly game planning. An ESPN sideline report said Kelly told reporters he talks to Brady two to three times a week and that they go through film and the game plan. Pete Carroll called that report not accurate and said conversations with Brady are regular but about life and football, not detailed planning. Kelly said he consulted Brady over the summer via Zooms and used him as a resource on opposing defenses, but emphasized Brady is not part of weekly game-planning. The situation raises concerns about Brady's dual broadcaster-owner roles and potential conflicts of interest.
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