Tom Brady's broadcast restrictions are more lenient in Year 2

The "Brady Rules" are back in 2025, but they're significantly less strict than they were last year.

After NFL owners voted unanimously to approve Tom Brady's bid to buy a minority ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, the league was quick to impose restrictions on the former quarterback to address any potential conflicts of interest with his new gig.

Brady's job as a broadcaster for Fox Sports would normally give him more exclusive access to other teams' personnel and facilities than other team owners have. Instead, the NFL barred Brady from attending any pre-production meetings with Fox and other teams' practice facilities to prohibit him from giving the Raiders any extra advantage.

The NFL also forbade Brady from criticizing game officials (referees) and other teams too harshly while on-air for a Fox broadcast.

Ahead of the 2025 season, the NFL has rolled back some – but not all – of their restrictions on the most famous former-player-turned-broadcaster, according to reports.

Here's what Brady's broadcast restrictions look like in 2025:

Tom Brady broadcast restrictions 2025

Last year, Brady had multiple broadcast restrictions after finalizing his minority ownership stake in the Raiders. Per ESPN, they were:

• Brady will not be permitted in another team's facility
• He cannot witness team practices
• He cannot attend broadcast production meetings, either in person or virtually
• He cannot publicly criticize game officials
• He cannot publicly criticize other teams
• Brady will be subject to the NFL's gambling policy
• He will also be subject to the NFL's anti-tampering policy

Some fans noticed moments of Brady questioning officials throughout the 2024 season, but NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy explained at the time the criticism would have to be "egregious" to be considered a violation.

In 2025, the biggest change in the "Brady Rules" is that the future Hall of Fame quarterback can now attend production meetings with Fox – with a small caveat. According to multiple reports, Brady is allowed to meet with coaches and players ahead of that week's game, so long as those meetings are either virtual or off-site.

The Raiders' minority owner is still prohibited from attending other teams' practices or visiting their facilities and still can't be too critical of officials or other teams.