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• NFL legend Brady to buy stake in Las Vegas Raiders

  Tom Brady has been given approval by the NFL's team owners to buy a 5% stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.

  The 47-year-old retired for the second time in February 2023, having won seven Super Bowls across 23 seasons in the NFL.

  Speaking about his investment, Brady said he was "incredibly humbled and excited" to be given the opportunity to work with the Raiders.

  "Throughout my NFL career, I've learned that at its core, football is a game of teamwork, resilience and a relentless pursuit of excellence," he wrote in a statement.

  "The Raiders franchise and city of Las Vegas embody these same values, and I'm honoured to become part of that story."

  Brady has kept himself busy since leaving the NFL as a player. In March of last year, he purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Aces before they went on to win the WNBA Championship.

  Last August, he also became a minority owner of EFL team Birmingham City, in partnership with investment group Knighthead Capital Management.

  On his latest acquisition, Brady needed 24 votes from NFL owners to get the green light but received a unanimous 32 during a meeting in Atlanta.

  "I'm excited to contribute to the organisation in any way I can, honouring the Raiders' rich tradition while finding every possible opportunity to improve our offering to fans," he said. "And most importantly, WIN football games."

  Brady isn't the only person pleased with his acquisition, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell happy to see him back in the sport.

  "It's great that Tom Brady wants to invest in the NFL," he said. "He cares deeply about this game, he believes in its future, and I think that's just a signal about it."

• Cleveland Browns trade wide receiver Cooper to Buffalo Bills

  The Buffalo Bills have given their offence a boost, while the Cleveland Browns may be signalling they're giving up on the season.

  The Bills acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Browns on Tuesday in exchange for a 2025 third-round draft pick and a 2026 seventh-rounder.

  As part of the trade, Buffalo will also receive a 2025 sixth-round pick.

  Cooper was drafted fourth overall by the then-Oakland Raiders in 2015, and in 10 seasons since his rookie year, he ranks eighth in receptions (691), seventh in receiving yards (9,736) and seventh in touchdown catches (62).

   

  He only had 24 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns in six games in 2024, but part of his lack of production has to do with the poor play of quarterback Deshaun Watson.

  In 2023, he had 72 catches for 1,250 yards with five TDs to earn a fifth Pro Bowl selection.

  He now joins a Buffalo team that is led by star quarterback Josh Allen, but is without a clear-cut No. 1 receiver following the off-season departure of Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.

  Tight end Dalton Kincaid leads the Bills with 21 receptions for 217 yards, while receiver Khali Shakir has 20 catches for 249 yards.

  In Buffalo's 23-20 win over the New York Jets on Monday night, the Bills did not have a receiver catch more than three passes.

  Despite being without a star receiver, the Bills are atop the AFC East with a 4-2 record.

  The Browns, meanwhile, dropped to 1-5 with another inept offensive showing in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

  Cooper will have his first opportunity to be on the field with his new team this Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

• New York Jets acquire wide receiver Adams from Las Vegas Raiders

  Davante Adams will be reunited with Aaron Rodgers.

  The Las Vegas Raiders traded Adams to the New York Jets on Tuesday for a conditional third-round draft pick that can become a second-rounder depending upon his production from the remainder of the 2024 NFL season.

  The trade, which was being finalised less than 24 hours after the Jets suffered a tough 23-20 home loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, makes Adams and Rodgers team-mates again.

  Adams and Rodgers played together for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers from 2014-21, with Adams catching 615 passes from Rodgers for 7,529 yards and 68 touchdowns.

  Among active players, no quarterback-receiver combo has more receptions or touchdowns.

   

  A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Adams ranks second among all active players in touchdown catches (96), and fourth in both receptions (890) and yards (10,990).

  The Raiders acquired Adams prior to the 2022 season for a first- and second-round draft pick, and then signed him to a five-year, $140million contract with $65.7million guaranteed.

  In his first season in Las Vegas with his former college quarterback, Derek Carr, Adams had 100 catches for 1,516 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns to earn a third straight first-team All-Pro selection. The Raiders, however, finished 6-11 and Carr was benched late in the season.

  Las Vegas went 8-9 in 2023, with Adams finishing with 103 receptions for 1,144 yards and eight TDs.

  The Raiders are off to a sluggish start this season at 2-4 and Adams has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, while there had been speculation that the star receiver was seeking a trade.

  He now joins a team that is also scuffling, as New York also dropped to 2-4 with its latest defeat with Rodgers throwing a costly interception in the final minutes.

  If his hamstring is healthy enough, Adams could be on the field Sunday night, when the Jets visit the 4-2 Pittsburgh Steelers.