Raiders' Darren Waller convinced Tom Brady ‘was a lock’ to sign with Las Vegas back in 2020

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Prior to departing New England and deciding to join the Buccaneers, the Las Vegas Raiders were one of the teams that were reportedly interested in signing quarterback Tom Brady.

Raiders tight end Darren Waller decided to address the former possible link between Brady and Las Vegas.

"I’ve heard it from multiple sources that I respect and I’ve been close to," Waller told Forbes last week. "They’re like, ‘Yeah, Brady to the Raiders was a lock.'"

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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up in front of the New England Patriots tunnel before the game between the Buccaneers and the Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Oct. 3, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Instead, Brady went on to win the seventh Super Bowl of his career in his first season in Tampa Bay in 2020. After 23 seasons, the future Hall of Fame quarterback announced he was "retiring for good" earlier this month.

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Before the 2022 season kicked off, UFC president Dana White claimed he was personally involved in the Raiders plans to acquire Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski.

"I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders," White said in August during an appearance on "UFC 278 with the Gronks."

White added that it was Jon Gruden who nixed the plan: "It was almost a done deal. At the last minute, Gruden blew the deal up and said that he didn’t want them."

Tom Brady was not happy with his first half performance in his game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday. (Chris Graythen)