Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis has explained his justification for pursuing Tom Brady as a part-owner and used a colorful description on his way there. Davis told reporters that the implosion of Jon Gruden's latest tenure with the team is why he wanted to add someone with football experience to the franchise's leadership.

The Las Vegas Raiders have been on a tumultuous run. With the hiring of Pete Carroll, the team is now on its seventh head coach since 2021, and Raiders owner Mark Davis said this has all been the result of Jon Gruden getting "his head chopped off" by those on the outside.

With the Raiders trying to find their way out of the football wilderness, their owner has pinpointed the moment when the team lost its way. In the middle of his fourth season coaching the franchise in 2021,