Tom Brady did nothing wrong.

That’s according to the NFL, which said Brady did not break any rules by sitting in the Las Vegas Raiders’ coaches’ booth with a headset on during Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Brady is a Raiders minority owner, but he is also an NFL broadcaster for Fox, which raised questions about whether Monday night’s actions were a conflict of interest.

“There are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches’ booth or wearing a headset during a game,” an NFL spokesman said in a statement Tuesday. “Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner.”

ESPN cameras showed Brady in the coaches’ booth during its broadcast of the Raiders’ 20-9 loss at Allegiant Stadium, offering another reminder about the line Brady must walk in his dual roles.

Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is in the second season of a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox, for whom he is the lead analyst.

Last year, the NFL barred him from participating in the production meetings between the broadcast crew and the teams it is covering in a given week due to his position with the Raiders.

This year, the NFL eased those rules, allowing Brady to take part in those production meetings, but only remotely. Brady cannot attend practices or meetings at a team facility or hotel, according to the NFL.

“He may also conduct an interview off site with a player like he did last year a couple times, including for the Super Bowl,” the NFL said. “Of course, as with any production meeting with broadcast teams, it’s up to the club, coach or players to determine what they say in those sessions.”

Still, Monday’s viral moment did not sit well with many within the NFL realm, including former quarterback Boomer Esiason, who questioned on his WFAN show how Brady can remain objective doing both jobs.

“You’re allowing a guy to sit there who’s a part-owner of a team, which is fine, and now he’s involved in these game plans, and this week he’s got … Bears-Cowboys. And now he’s going to be meeting with these coaches and talking about players?” Esiason said.

“That is utter B.S. as far as I’m concerned, because it tilts the balance of competitiveness, because now he has intimate knowledge of the team that he owns, the Raiders. He’s sitting in there listening and talking to GMs. He’s also talking to other coaching staffs and other players around the league.”

ESPN’s Marcus Spears shared a similar sentiment.

“It’s abhorrent for me for his job. I love it for his team,” Spears said on “First Take,” before adding, “This should not happen with him being a commentator of NFL football games. It actually questions the integrity of the NFL.”

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