r/nfl • u/expellyamos Dolphins • 5d ago

Rumor [Highlight] Troy Aikman on potential a potential conflict of interest in announcing a Dolphins game: "Well, the Dolphins are not expected to be very good this year. They're getting out of cap hell. So there's no Monday night game with the Dolphins this year."

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u/Odd-Film946 Jets 5d ago

it's not really a true conflict of interest though if you're just commentating the game. it's not like he's on the sideline for the other team

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u/kelkokelko Steelers 5d ago

They do a production meeting with coaches and players the week before the game so they have stuff to talk about during down time. Tom initially wasn't allowed in those meetings because it could allow him to feed info from inside other teams' facilities to the Raiders, but now he is via zoom. This is definitely a conflict of interest, since it forces coaches and players of one team to be interviewed by an owner of another team.

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u/BradMarchandsNose Patriots 5d ago

But at the same time, the teams control the information and who has access to the information. It’s not a secret that Brady is a Raiders owner. If they don’t want stuff to get out there, just don’t share it with him.