Tom Brady gives positive assessment of Raiders rookie Cam Miller's NFL future: report

Former Boise State prima moving backmost Ashton Jeanty headlined the Las Vegas Raiders' 2025 NFL Draft class. But the franchise's sixth-round enactment caught Tom Brady's eye.

Cam Miller, who won 2 FCS nationalist championships during his standout vocation astatine North Dakota State, was the 215th wide prime successful past month's draft. 

Brady owns a number ownership involvement successful the Raiders. The Athletic chronicled Brady's adjacent narration with Raiders wide manager John Spytek. Brady's relationship with Spytek dates backmost to the University of Michigan. Spytek besides worked successful the Buccaneers' beforehand bureau during Brady's clip successful Tampa Bay.

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North Dakota State Bison backmost Cam Miller rushes for a touchdown successful the 2nd 4th against the Colorado Buffaloes astatine Folsom Field successful Boulder, Colo., Aug 29, 2024. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)

The outlet reported that the seven-time Super Bowl victor was connected the telephone with Raiders proprietor Mark Davis and different constricted partners during Spytek's interrogation for the wide manager's job. Given the build-up of spot betwixt Brady and Spytek, it stands to crushed that the erstwhile NFL backmost was connected committee with taking Miller connected the 3rd time of the draft.

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Spytek revealed that Brady provided a glowing appraisal of Miller, saying, "He liked the mode helium threw it, his technique, throwing from the crushed up and his motion."

The Raiders wide manager added that Brady was bullish connected Miller's "potential to improve."

A surface shows North Dakota State backmost Cam Miller aft helium was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 215th wide prime of the 2025 NFL Draft April 26, 2025, successful Green Bay, Wis. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Miller ended his four-year tally astatine North Dakota State with a 45-11 record. He volition participate a Raiders backmost country that includes Geno Smith and Aidan O'Connell. 

The Raiders sent a third-round prime successful the 2025 draught to the Seahawks successful speech for Smith. The determination to Las Vegas brought Smith's five-year tally with the Seahawks to an end. He was the superior starter for 3 of those seasons and earned Pro Bowl honors twice.

Geno Smith of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a triumph against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Lumen Field Nov. 24, 2024, successful Seattle.   (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Smith threw for 4,320 yards and 21 touchdowns with 15 interceptions past play and remains the favourite to beryllium the starter erstwhile the Raiders unfastened their season, adjacent with the drafting of Miller. 

The Raiders finished 4-13 past season, which led to the departures of manager Antonio Pierce and wide manager Tom Telesco. Pete Carroll, who coached Smith successful Seattle, was named the Raiders' caller caput manager successful January.

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The Raiders besides spent portion of the offseason making definite a cardinal portion of their defence was locked successful for the foreseeable future. Defensive extremity Maxx Crosby landed the richest declaration for a non-quarterback successful league past successful March. ESPN reported his three-year hold is worthy $106.5 million, with $91.5 cardinal guaranteed. The woody ties Crosby to Las Vegas done the 2029 season.

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