Tom Brady may have taken his talents from the booth to the field, but he still has influence in what goes on across the NFL landscape. And one team he specifically has some hold on is the Las Vegas Raiders. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated recently highlighted the influence that the former New England Patriots signal-caller wields.

Raiders have experienced over the past three decades is unrivaled — unless you’re a Cleveland Browns fan. For a franchise with three Super Bowl trophies, it’s embarrassing to think their last Super Bowl appearance was a forgettable 48–21 loss to Jon Gruden’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002.

Minority owner Tom Brady seems to be throwing his weight around in the Las Vegas Raiders' coaching search after the team missed out on Mike Vrabel, and Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson is his top choice.

The Las Vegas Raiders requested interviews with Los Angeles Chargers assistant GM Chad Alexander and Pittsburgh Steelers pro scouting director Sheldon White for their general manager vacancy.

Thoughts: There will be more candidates for this job and the Raiders will have to comply by the Rooney Rule. The Raiders have already interviewed or requested interviews with seve

T he Las Vegas Raiders have now put in requests for three different general manager candidates. They recently fired Tom Telesco a few days after firing Antonio Pierce, and need a