Pushing Birmingham City back into the Premier League would represent a major career achievement for Tom Brady.Turning the Las Vegas Raiders into an annual playoff team again would be equally meaningful, and the seven-time Super Bowl winner knows better than anyone what is required to excel at the highest level in the NFL.Tom Brady is balancing his TV duties with Birmingham City and the RaidersGetty“American football, I have a lot of years invested in the people and the players, and understanding the league, the rules,” Brady exclusively told talkSPORT. “There are certain things that I’m very suited to do as an American football owner. I only try to provide support and advice where I really feel like I have a strong point of view.”7-time Super Bowl champ sticks to what he knows bestThe best quarterback in NFL history has become a key figure in the organizational makeover of the Raiders, who are one of the league’s most famous franchises and valued at $6.7 billion by Forbes.Head coaching, quarterback and roster changes have dictated Brady’s initial run as a minority owner of a team that holds a 509-480-11 all-time record and three Super Bowl trophies, but hasn’t won a playoff game since 2002.Last year, the Raiders went 4-13, finished last in the AFC West and fired Antonio Pierce as head coach after just one full season on the job.New HC Pete Carroll, new starting QB Geno Smith, rookie running back Ashton Jeanty and four-time Pro Bowler Maxx Crosby will lead the revamped Raiders in 2025, all while Brady balances his full-time gig as FOX’s lead NFL TV analyst with part-ownership of Las Vegas and Birmingham City.Mark Davis ($2.5bn net worth) officially runs the Raiders as team owner, while Brady holds a 10-year, $375m contract with FOX Sports. But Brady’s name was constantly mentioned during offseason free agency and the draft in connection with big Las Vegas moves, and the former New England Patriots legend made it clear that timely contributions to a well-rounded club are at the core of his new passion for the Raiders.“I understand that I don’t know everything — there’s a lot of things that I’m not good at,” Brady said. “I allow other people to be successful in those areas, and we try to support them just like a great team.GettyBrady continues to be a center of attention after retiring from the NFL[/caption]AFPHe’s still best known as the leader of the Patriots’ dynasty[/caption]GettyBut Brady’s TV role kept him in the middle of NFL news last year[/caption]“There’s no player that has strengths in every area. We have to surround each other with a group of people that allow us to all be successful. That’s what makes a great team.”Brady still keeping tabs on PatriotsThe 47-year-old Super Bowl proved he was the GOAT of QBs by winning the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.Ndamukong Suh referred to Brady as a “great teammate” with the Bucs. “I see why he’s so good, just because of his work ethic and the things that he builds himself off, and that mindset and focus,” Suh exclusively told talkSPORT. “But as a true champion – and this is what I learned earlier on in my career, in probably my second and third year – you’re only as good as the people around you. If they’re not bought into how you work and you can’t make them better, you will not move far.”Brady will always be primarily associated with the Patriots’ two-decade dynasty, which saw the No. 199 overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft pair with Bill Belichick to create a team-first system that produced six Super Bowl trophies. 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Belichick, 73, is now coaching college football at North Carolina.Mike Vrabel, Brady’s former teammate with the Pats, is running a rebuild in New England, and will rely on second-year QB Drake Maye to improve a team that went 4-13 the last two years.“I think they have a lot of foundational pieces, heading in the right direction, for sure,” Brady said. “The interesting thing in the NFL is, everybody has great hope this time of year because no one’s lost a game and everyone thinks they’re going to be better, and we’re gonna be better in this area and better in this area.Living legendTom Brady bioAge: 47College: Michigan Draft: No. 199 overall (sixth round) in 2000 by Patriots NFL teams: New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Career stats: 89,214 passing yards, 649 TD, 97.2 rating, 335 games, 35-13 in playoffsSuper Bowl trophies: 7 Did you know? Brady was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1995 MLB Amateur Draft “And then four games into the season, everyone’s gonna say, ‘Man, we s*****, we didn’t do the right thing.’ So the reality is, I’ll know a lot more at the end of September about where these teams are individually at. “The teams that I believe work hard, have humility, they believe in each other, they believe in the goals of the team, they show up every day committed to each other — those are the ones that are going to be most successful.”“And, look, they haven’t played themselves out yet. So it’s a bunch of hypothesis to think that I have all the answers to those things. It’s really up to them. As a fan, I’m excited to watch to see who steps up, because I appreciate the guys that are willing to do whatever it takes to win.”Birmingham City will host recently relegated Ipswich Town on Friday, August 8 at St. Andrew’s at Knighthead Park in the 2025-26 Championship season opener. Brady’s behind the scenes involvement as a Blues minority owner is documented in Amazon’s new five-episode series ‘Built In Birmingham: Brady & The Blues.’‘Built In Birmingham’ was executive produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who is a lifelong Blues fan. Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues launches on Prime Video on 1 August