Roger Goodell Says NFL Teams 'Don't Have to Disclose' Any Info in Tom Brady Meetings

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is dismissive of the idea that there might be a conflict of interest between Tom Brady's dual roles as FOX broadcaster and minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Goodell recently told CNBC Sports' Alex Sherman it is up to teams how much they reveal in pre-game production meetings with broadcasters like Brady.

"Teams have the right to say whatever they want to. They don't have to disclose any information if they think it's a conflict of interest," Goodell told Sherman.

"Teams don't need to say anything. Sometimes they don't say anything to somebody who's not [a minority owner]. We get a lot of former players that are in [broadcast meetings] that are close to their former teams. I think our teams are pretty smart about saying, 'I'm not sharing something with him.'"

Goodell continued, per Sherman: "Where's the conflict? He's not hanging around in the facilities. We don't allow that."

The overlap between Brady's two jobs has come under scrutiny since he was spotted wearing a headset in the Raiders coaching box during a Week 2 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Sideline reporter Peter Schrager raised further questions surrounding Brady's role when he said during the broadcast that former NFL quarterback speaks with Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly two to three times per week (h/t NBC Sports' Mike Florio).

The NFL said in a statement after the clip from the Chargers game went viral that "there are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches' booth or wearing a headset during a game," and that Brady had been acting "in his capacity as a limited partner."

The league went on to note that Brady was prohibited from attending production meetings as a team facility or hotel, but that he was able to attend these meetings remotely or interview a player off-site.

"Of course, as with any production meeting with broadcast teams, it's up to the club, coach or players to determine what they say in those sessions," the NFL's statement concluded.

Brady meanwhile defended his actions in a newsletter published Wednesday on his website, which was titled "Do Your Job."

"I love football. At its core it is a game of principles," Brady wrote. "And with all the success it has given me, I feel I have a moral and ethical duty to the sport; which is why the point where my roles in it intersect is not actually a point of conflict, despite what the paranoid and distrustful might believe."

Brady went on to write that his goal was to "bring my knowledge and experience to bear inside the Raiders organization to ensure there's one more team that does things the right way," and then "apply it in the booth so millions of people know and enjoy what the right way looks like."

The NFL put into place a series of roles limiting Brady's access to the league after he was initially approved as a minority owner of the Raiders last fall.

The initial rules prohibited Brady from attended production meetings, although those restrictions were lightened to allow Brady's remote attendance of the 2025 season.

Brady is set to return to the broadcast booth on Sunday for a Week 4 game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs aren't scheduled to play Las Vegas this season, although the Raiders are will match up against the Eagles in Week 15.