I'm not even going to talk to Tom," Schottenheimer joked before getting serious. "Everybody has everybody’s playbook, everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that’s been some place. I don’t have a problem with it.

In early 2022 (if not during the 2021 season), the Dolphins were cooking up a plan that entailed coach Sean Payton and quarterback Tom Brady joining forces.

The ethics of Tom Brady remaining as Fox's No. 1 analyst while simultaneously serving as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders has been called into question.

Sean Payton’s thoughts on Tom Brady being in AFC West rival Raiders’ booth and on TV, asked by @ParkerJGabriel: “It doesn’t concern me. Meaning, look, I understand he’s part ownership with the division opponent. I get that. And then he covers games … that doesn’t bother me.” https://t.co/tZYk9uWkMi pic.twitter.com/adeSecawsR

On Monday night, the Tom Brady conflict of interest that had been hiding in plain sight for months moved to the front burner, when Tom Brady couldn't hide from being in plain sight of ESPN cameras while in the Raiders' coaching box.

While some think it was a conflict of interest for Tom Brady to sit in the Raiders coaching booth Monday, the NFL said the broadcaster/team owner did nothing wrong.

Sean Payton isn’t concerned about Raiders minority owner Tom Brady sitting in the team’s coaching booth for games.

Three years ago, Sean Payton and Tom Brady became linked by the Dolphins' effort to get them to join forces in South Florida.