Picture Allegiant Stadium under the Las Vegas lights and “Brady” stitched on the owner’s jacket, not a jersey. Different stage, same pressure, only the scoreboard looks much, much worse. The Las Vegas Raiders wanted a culture reset. What they got instead was a 2-9 mess and a spotlight on Tom Brady, their most famous minority owner.

Brady isn’t just along for the ride. He owns 5% of the Raiders and stands front and center on big calls, whether it’s coaching hires or QB trades. Controlling owner and managing general partner Mark Davis wanted Brady’s competitive mentality to reshape the building. Instead, key decisions have landed with a thud, and Brady’s taking the heat now.

“The first scapegoat was offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who was hired (as many believe) at Brady’

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