When the NFL's owners approved Raiders minority owner Tom Brady for limited membership in Club Oligarch, they might or might not have known that he plans to have a major voice in the operation.

Despite having other opportunities elsewhere, Patrick Graham is returning to the Las Vegas Raiders to remain their defensive coordinator on Pete Carroll's first staff. Once again, it shows Tom Brady's power and influence over this AFC West franchise.

It's now no secret that Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady had at least one conversation with current North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick during a process that ended with the Raiders hiring Pete Carroll to be their next head coach.

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis ceded much control of those searches to Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback and current Fox NFL analyst, who was brought into the organization in October as a minority owner.

The Raiders' new coach — and GM John Spytek — expressed plenty of optimism about their new roles with the team Monday in Las Vegas.