NFL Weighing Rule Change That Would Affect Tom Brady's Career

Tom Brady is walking an interesting line in his post-playing career. In addition to his role as a broadcaster for Fox Sports, the all-time great NFL quarterback is also a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.

There are already NFL rules that prevent Brady from having unfair access to players and coaches. As it currently stands, he's not allowed to attend practices, participate in production meetings or enter team facilities as par of his preparation for Fox Sports broadcasts.

But according to Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, the NFL is considering an expansion of these rules.

Brady's recent sit-down interview with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reportedly sparked this consideration. According to Fischer, the league will ask owners if they feel Brady should be allowed to conduct interviews of this nature.

Here are the possible rule expansions, as reported by Fischer:

• Limiting Brady’s interaction with players to live or recorded interviews for broadcast only, to ensure the content of their conversations is known publicly, and prohibiting private one-on-one interactions before or after the broadcast component.
• Requiring these kinds of interviews to only happen outside of team facilities, and possibly even away from team hotels.
• Requiring prior approval and monitoring by the league and the players’ team to ensure the interview is within the rules.

Brady was on the call for Fox Sports' Week 11 broadcast of the Green Bay Packers vs. the Chicago Bears this past weekend. In Week 12, he'll call the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the Packers at Lambeau Field.