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Karl Rasmussen

Darren Waller Details How Close Tom Brady Came to Signing With Raiders

Raiders tight end Darren Waller addressed the uncertainty surrounding the quarterback position ahead of the 2023 season. With Las Vegas moving on from Derek Carr, big changes are on the way for the franchise.

Waller touched on the Raiders’ quarterback position during an interview with Jeff Fedotin of Forbes, and he revisited the old rumors linking Tom Brady to Las Vegas back when it was clear he was not planning to return to the Patriots in 2020. According to the Raiders tight end, he was convinced Brady was coming to town.

“I’ve heard it from multiple sources that I respect and I’ve been close to,” Waller said via Forbes. “They’re like, ‘Yeah, Brady to the Raiders was a lock.’”

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