Who Should I Start? Tom Brady or Kyler Murray

Monday, January 13, 7:41 PM

As recently as last week, there was a feeling inside the Las Vegas Raiders' team headquarters that owner Mark Davis would give head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco another year to figure things out after a 4-13 finish in 2024. However, seven-time Super Bowl-champion Tom Brady, who purchased 5% of the team last October, felt a total reset was needed and persuaded Davis to fire both Pierce and Telesco. "This is Tom's show now," a person with knowledge of the situation said. Davis will make the final call on decisions for the franchise, but Davis wants Brady to have a "huge" voice and has a lot of trust in him. By firing Telesco, the Raiders have made the head-coach job more attractive to potential coaches, and the Raiders are willing to consider a package deal if their top coaching candidates have preferred front-office leaders in mind.

Tuesday, November 4, 6:24 PM

Quarterback Kyler Murray (foot) and the Arizona Cardinals have consulted with multiple doctors on his mid-foot sprain and have been told that the timetables for recovery have been "anywhere from 4-8 weeks," sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. There is "an increased chance of a setback until it's properly healed," so Murray now "has more time to heal." Murray has been out since injuring his foot in the Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans, giving way to veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has actually been better for the Cardinals' offense in his three starts to this point. Murray may be active for the Week 10 game against the division-rival Seattle Seahawks this Sunday, but if he is, he'll be backing up Brissett. Head coach Jonathan Gannon said after Monday night's win over the Cowboys that Murray will be the team's starter at QB when he's healthy, but it's unclear exactly when that will be. Murray's hazy injury timeline basically gives the Cardinals more time to hold off on giving Murray the starting job back.