"The league doesn't do things in rare cases when they get positive PR," the exec said to The Athletic's Mike Sando. "Brady's a positive PR element. An anonymous coach posited their peers won't speak out even if they're wary about any possible conflicts of interest with Brady, who's a minority owner for the Las Vegas Raiders. There are countless minority investors in NFL teams, and the vast majority of them have little to no involvement with the running of the team. It's not like NFL coaches are divulging the equivalent of state secrets during their production meetings with announcers prior to a game.