NFL insider Albert Breer believes that retired quarterback Tom Brady might have had communication with the Seattle Seahawks before last season’s Super Bowl game. They reeled in ex-offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as the Raiders new coach following the Seahawks’ Super Bowl LX victory over Brady’s former team, the New England Patriots.
On Friday on “98.5 The Sports Hub,” Breer theorized how Brady might have helped the Seahawks win the Super Bowl to build Kubiak’s reputation before he joined the Raiders.
“Tom Brady was hiring his offensive coordinator during those two weeks,” Breer said. “Brady was in the process, with the Raiders, of hiring Klint Kubiak, who was the offensive coordinator of the Seahawks at the time. It would behoove the Raiders for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl because it makes their hire look better if Klint Kubiak is coming off of a Super Bowl championship.
“Brady had also just called the NFC title game. So, Brady was in the booth for the Seahawks beating the Rams. And so, there was a level of communication there too.”
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The Raiders had hired ex-Seahawks coach Pete Carroll last season. However, following a disappointing 3-14 record, he was fired in January after just one season.
Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza reveals Tom Brady’s lessons ahead of his rookie season
The Raiders’ experiment with Pete Carroll and quarterback Geno Smith went horribly wrong last season. Thus, the team focused on revamping the roster this offseason. After trading Smith to the Jets, they drafted 2025 national champion Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Last month, the Raiders YouTube channel posted an interview with the ex-Indiana quarterback. Fernando Mendoza spoke about the advice he received from Tom Brady on leadership.
“I usually like to keep the talks betweeen Tom and me private,” Mendoza said as per PFT. “But I do think what he said as a quarterback is you need to be the most everything. You neeed to be the most competitive. You need to be the most leader–you have to have the most leadership.
“You need to be the toughest, mentally and physically. You’ve got to embody all these things and lead by example before getting the respect from your teammates, in order to lead effectively. That really resonated with me.”
The Raiders kickoff the 2026 season with a Week 1 game at home against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 13.
Edited by Priyam Hazarika
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