With images of Raiders minority owner Tom Brady in the team’s coaching box on Monday night sparking a long overdue debate regarding his dual role as team executive and Fox broadcaster, the NFL has issued a statement.

The NFL’s statement badly misses the point on Brady.

“There are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches’ booth or wearing a headset during a game,” the league said in a statement issued to its in-house media outlet. “Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner. All personnel sitting in the booth must abide by policies that prohibit the use of electronic devices other than league-issued equipment such as a Microsoft Surface Tablet for the Sideline Viewing System.”

The issue isn’t what Brady was or wasn’t doing on Monday night —

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