Tom Brady has a little more freedom in the Super Bowl week while preparing to finish his debut season as Fox NFL analyst by calling this weekend exhibition game in New Orleans.
When Brady's minority property of Los Vegas Raiders was confirmed last year, they told him that he would not be allowed to participate in team production meetings with players or coaches, visit other practice facilities or criticize officials.
But now, the NFL is relaxing those rules and will play a role in the production meetings of which it is generally prohibited, both for the Eagles Philadelphia chiefs and for the Kansas City bosses.
It gives you a precious vision of how the teams plan to approach Sunday's game.
The owner of the Chiefs, Clark Hunt, made the Apocalypse on Tuesday, marking a change in the league policy that Brady has had to follow the entire season.
'When Brady was approved as the owner of the Raiders, there were many discussions internally (among the owners) and that ended up being the recommendation of the League office, which made no sense to make it in production meetings,' Hunt said in New Orleans .
Tom Brady has a little more freedom as a NFL analyst at the Super Bowl week
With seven Super Bowl victories, Brady is better located than most to discuss the trophy lifting
From there it was where that rule came from. As I play this week, we have no problem in our production meetings. You will have access that any station would have.
On Monday, the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised Brady to balance his duties as an analyst with Fox, who is paying him $ 375 million in a 10 -year contract, along with his responsibility as owner.
“Tom has been incredibly cooperative,” said Goodell. 'He calls frequently and says:' Am I okay? 'And I think it takes to make sure that it separates these two and does not put the league or anyone in a conflict position.
Brady has improved as an analyst as the season progresses. He had some controversial moments, to say that the field marshal of the Buffalo Bills, Josh Allen, used to run 'like a spaz' was one of them.
But Brady has tried to use his unique position in the game for his advantage, despite being frozen outside the team's meetings this season.
A source told Dailymail.com in October: 'Restrictions are not ideal for Tom, but is looking to take them as a means to work even harder.
'If Tom has demonstrated something in life, he is always looking for the next challenge.
'He wanted to be the owner for so long, he has immersed himself in his career in the head stand and now more than ever, he has to discover the best way to make everything work.
Brady won seven Super Bowls as a player, six with the Patriots and one with the Bucs
'There are growth pain with everything, but as he has commented in recent weeks, he has only improved more and more. And he thinks that being a little away from all the meetings that will have an even better perspective for the game.
'He will come to that as a fan, he knows everything you need to know about football, and with these restrictions it will be as if the normal ordinary Joe called the game.
“But he will comply with the rules and remain happy doing the job and hopes to show that everyone is wrong, he has done it all his life, so why not continue?”
And with seven Super Bowl victories in his name, Brady, 47, is better located than most to discuss what is needed to lift the Lombardi trophy.
But if Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs win on Sunday, Kansas City's Marshal will approach Brady's record account, it would be his fourth ring at the age of 29.