LAS VEGAS — Jon Gruden blocked a deal that would have brought Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to the Raiders in the 2020 offseason before the future Hall of Fame duo ended up in Tampa Bay, according to UFC president Dana White.
White appeared on “UFC 278 with the Gronks” on ESPN-Plus on Saturday night and was prompted by Gronkowski to tell the story.
“I worked to put a deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said. “It was almost a done deal and at the last minute, Gruden blew the deal up and said he didn’t want them. All hell broke loose. It was crazy. Brady was already looking at houses. So Las Vegas would have had Brady and Gronk the year the Bucs won the Super Bowl, except Gruden blew the deal up.”
