Dana White says Gruden killed a deal that saw Tom Brady with Raiders

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Tom Brady was apparently set to become a Raider after leaving the Patriots - that is, until Jon Gruden stepped in and shot him down...this according to Dana White.

The UFC honcho broke down the story Saturday during the UFC 278 broadcast... telling Rob Gronkowski and a bunch of other panelists that TB12 was, in fact, shooting to join the Las Vegas Raiders...something DW had been throwing at him for a long time by then.

This was all happening during Tom's free agency period in 2020, BTW, and by Dana...the GOAT was already looking for homes in the area. So it seems like it was pretty much a done deal - with Dana working behind the scenes to make it all happen.

Not only that... but Rob himself was apparently going to join Tom there in Vegas as part of this potential move. The reason he collapsed, Dana says, is because of the former head coach.

Gruden allegedly blew it up at the last minute, saying he didn't want Tom and company. -- and, apparently, ownership listened. Tom ended up joining the Bucs instead, and winning the Super Bowl later in 2021...with none other than Gronk by his side for glory.

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