Tom Brady has a little more freedom on Super Bowl Week while he is preparing to end his debut season as a FOX NFL analyst by calling the showpiece of this weekend in New Orleans.
When Brady's minority property of Las Vegas Raiders owned last year, he was told that he would not be allowed to participate in team production meetings with players or coaches, visit other practice facilities or criticizes officials.
But now the NFL relaxes those rules and will play a role in the production meetings that he is usually banned from – for both the Philadelphia Eagles and the chiefs of Kansas City.
It gives him precious insight into how the teams are planning to approach Sunday's game.
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt made the revelation on Tuesday and marked a change in the competition policy that Brady had to follow all season.
“When Brady was approved as the owner of the Raiders, there were many internal discussions (among owners) and that was the recommendation of the League office, that it was not logical to have him in the production meetings,” Hunt said in New Orleans .
Tom Brady has a little more freedom as an analyst of the NFL in Super Bowl Week
With seven Super Bowl victories, Brady is better placed than most to lift the trophy
“That's where that rule came from. Because he is doing the game this week, we have no problem with it in our production meetings. He will have the access that every broadcaster would have. '
On Monday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell Brady prayed to balance his duties as an analyst at Fox – who pay him $ 375 million for a 10 -year -old deal – in addition to his responsibility as the owner.
“Tom has been incredibly cooperative,” said Goodell. “He often calls about it and says:” Do me well? 'And I think he is serious to ensure that he separates these two and he does not place the competition or someone in a conflict position. '
Brady has improved as an analyst as the season continued. He had a number of controversial moments – said Buffalo Bills Quarterback Josh Allen was walking 'Like a Spaz', was one of them.
But Brady has tried to use his unique position within the game, even though he was frozen from team meetings this season.
A source told DailyMail.com in October: 'The limitations are not ideal for Tom, but he wants them as a means to work even harder.
'If Tom has proven something in life, it is that he is always looking for the next challenge.
'He wanted to become the owner for so long, he dived into the Headfirst cabin in his career and now more than ever he has to find the best way to make it work.
Brady won seven Super Bowls as a player, six with the patriots and one with the bucs
'There is growth pains with everything, but as he has done in recent weeks, he has only become better and better. And he thinks he loves all the meetings that he will have an even better perspective for the game.
'He will come up with it as a fan, he knows everything you need to know about football, and with these limitations it will be normal if the ordinary ordinary Joe would call the game.
“But he will keep to the rules and will like to continue to do the work and looks forward to proving everyone wrong, he has done it all his life, so why not go on.”
And with seven Super Bowl victories to his name, the 47-year-old Brady is better placed than most to discuss what is needed to lift the Lombardi trophy.
But if Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs win on Sunday, the Quarterback from Kansas City will approach after the record of Brady – it would be his fourth ring at the age of 29.
