Tom Brady, Raiders could make a play for Sam Darnold in free agency after career resurgence
NY Post
Tom Brady may be a Michigan man but he apparently likes those with USC ties, too.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Monday that he expects the Raiders — for whom Brady is a minority owner — to make a play for Sam Darnold to be their starting quarterback in free agency.
Acquiring Darnold would give the Raiders a pair of Trojans leading the team as the 27-year-old quarterback played for USC before being drafted third overall by the Jets in 2018, while new head coach Pete Carroll was at the helm for the program from 2001 to 2009.
“I think the Raiders are going to make a play for Sam Darnold,” Schefter said on the “Pat McAfee Show.” “I think Sam Darnold is a candidate to be the Raiders’ quarterback. We’ll see whether Minnesota lets him go or not, but let’s see if that works out with Sam Darnold winding up in Vegas.”
The Raiders are attempting to re-shape their franchise with Brady’s input and their biggest area of need is at the game’s most important position.
The Aidan O’Connell-Gardner Minshew pairing did not work last season, and it will be hard to compete in a division with Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Bo Nix without a solid option under center.
