In February this year, it was reported that Tom Brady may get approval at the NFL Annual Meeting in March. The sources said that “NFL’s Finance Committee will consider Brady’s investment on March 4 or 5 when members meet in New York….and if all goes well, final approval should happen at the NFL Annual League Meeting in Orlando from March 24-27.”

However, when that month came, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated that the deal might be postponed again for 2 months. So now, August is about to end, and till now no clarity has been made by the league!

Is the league kicking the can down the road?

NFL Owners Meetings have rocked the news with their latest decisions. With Roger Goodell’s Retraction for NFL’s electronic system confirmed, Tom Brady’s delay will surely steal the headlines. NFL reporter Mark Maske, on his official X account mentioned, “The NFL will not use its electronic system to measure first downs during the regular season this year, source says, after continuing to test it during the preseason. It could be used in the regular season as soon as 2025 at the earliest.”

This means, the owners have decided to not consider Tom Brady’s part ownership in the meeting in Minneapolis. It is now being said that the case will be presented in front of the NFL’s financial committee sometime in October.

The Patriots‘ Legend has been waiting to confirm his stake in Las Vegas Raiders for about 15 months now, and with this update it appears that it will only get delayed further. So, overall, the result will be: This update could potentially dampen the mood in Tom Brady’s camp. While the Electronic first downs’ retraction will only cause controversy amongst NFL fans.

Nevertheless, the word “progress” is continuously used whenever the talk of seven-time Super Bowl champ’s minority stake pops up.

Will Tom Brady ever become the minority owner of Las Vegas?

Tom Brady’s dream of owning part of the Raiders seems stuck in neutral. This is because the deal, which has been in the works for over a year, keeps hitting roadblocks. And the irony is that despite getting approval to invest in the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, his NFL journey is still held up. But why? Many believe that it is all because of the concerns about his dual role with Fox Sports as an NFL analyst. So, could this give the Raiders an unfair advantage?

Meanwhile, the NFL finance committee has rejected Brady’s proposal multiple times. Even with the Raiders’ skyrocketing value at around $350 million, his stake hasn’t been approved. While Brady’s business-partner and Raiders’ owner Mark Davis hints at progress, and Commissioner Roger Goodell echoes similar hopes, it’s clear there’s still a long way to go. Earlier in May, Davis made everyone believe that “there may be some progress,” without even elaborating on things.

Similarly, when Goodell was asked about it, he used the same word – “progress.” The NFL Commissioner expressed, “I do think progress is being made. The finance committee has done its work on this. We have a little more to do, but that was one of the factors. As a member of the media, what access would he have every week as he prepares for the broadcast of the game. We discussed that. We’re making progress on it.”

So, you see, the question remains the same! Will Brady’s vision of joining the Raider Nation ever come true? And if yes, then when?