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Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski nearly signed for Las Vegas Raiders thanks to Dana White

UFC President Dana White has revealed he almost brokered a deal for NFL legends Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to join the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, but then head coach Jon Gruden "blew it up".

At the time, Brady was a free agent after leaving the New England Patriots while Gronkowski has been retired for a year. And while speaking to Gronkowski on ESPN SportsCenter, White revealed that he helped put a deal in place for the pair to join the Raiders.

"I know when Tom was a free agent about two to three years ago when he went to Tampa, you gave him a recruiting pitch on why he should join the Las Vegas Raiders," Gronkowski said to White. "What went wrong with that recruiting pitch you gave him?"

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