"The Seahawks’ pursuit of Darnold snuck up on many NFL observers and proceeded in rapid-fire fashion," Silver wrote. "While some believed the Las Vegas Raiders would try to sign

The Las Vegas Raiders did not heavily pursue one specific quarterback this offseason, reportedly because of minority owner Tom Brady. The Raiders were heavily linked to free agent quarterback Sam Darnold during the early part of the offseason.

Las Vegas minority owner Tom Brady persuaded the Raiders not to sign the quarterback, according to The Athletic’s Michael Silver. Brady “was not in favor of that approach” Silver wrote, citing an anonymous source.