The Las Vegas Raiders are in heaps of trouble after week 10. Their 2-8 record is enough to tell the story. Neither Gardner Minshew nor Aidan O’Connell have been able to rise to the occasion to fill the quarterback spot to the team’s liking. Luckily, they have Tom Brady as an advisor now. However, his involvement with FOX has posed a challenge he didn’t expect.

But for now, the 7x Super Bowl winner joining the Las Vegas Raiders as a part owner has the DE Maxx Crosby stoked. His latest appearance on the Let’s Go Podcast is an indication of how he truly felt about the former Pats QB becoming a part of the black and silver franchise.

“Him [Brady] being a part of this, the greatest quarterback to ever play, you know. I look at it as a positive and he’s going to be an asset. I think his expertise in the quarterback area is going to help a lot.” Crosby also happens to think that Brady has the power to hone the QBs in their roster. Hence turning the Raiders into champions.

“If anybody knows things about quarterbacks and what intangibles to look for, I feel like Tom Brady is the right guy,” Crosby said. But here’s the challenge we spoke about earlier. Several reports suggest that Tom Brady is not allowed to be part of production meetings, or attending practices. This is because of his contract with FOX. However, there are other reports that suggest that the Raiders can consult Brady on coaching, front-office decisions, and recruiting. But he can only do this in the offseason.

His position as the 10% owner of the Raiders was up in the air. But the NFL has approved his marriage with the Raiders. That also means that Brady is walking on thin ice. He’s wielding a double-edged sword, that can turn out to be detrimental if he doesn’t tread carefully.

Here’s another catch about Brady’s minority ownership of the Raiders. He actually owns 5% of the franchise. The other half will be owned by Tom Wagner, the co-founder of Knighthead Management LLC, and the new owner of a UK-based soccer club Birmingham City FC. Following Brady and Wagner’s footsteps, other big-time hotshots have also joined the Raiders as minority owners.

Tom Brady might have new colleagues to work with

Enter Egon Durban! The co-CEO of Silver Lake and chairman of Endeavor. He has a deal in place to buy 7.5% of the Raiders franchise. But just like everything else, the NFL has strict terms and conditions that Durban would have to comply with in case he wants to be a minority owner of the Raiders.

Per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, “Endeavor board chairman Egon Durban has a deal in place to buy 7.5 percent of the Raiders. The transaction will require WME Sports to divest itself of a football agency with clients including Joe Burrow, Justin Jefferson, and Nick Bosa.”

This company, WME Sports, a corporation worth $13 billion, represents 78 NFL players. This includes the ones mentioned above. And it might be unethical for him to join the Raiders ownership while also representing these players. The Raiders owner, Mark Davis, wanted to shave off an additional 15% of the stakes to his franchise. Unsurprisingly, they have tons of buyers in place.

Egon Durban is one of them and the other is a luxury golf resort developer and operator Michael Meldman and his family. Davis might be selling the other 7.5% of the stakes to him, per Florio. The thing is, Tom Brady got a heavy discount from Mark Davis ($220 million for 10%). Also, the Colts and Kansas City Chiefs owners were against it. But it seems like Egon Durban and Michael Meldman will not get a friendly treatment.