Tom Brady Contract Details After Agreeing to 2-Year Extension With Patriots
By Sam Dunn
Tom Brady is getting the bag. Again. And while he's still not getting paid quite like the richest of the rich quarterbacks in the NFL, he's not exactly a pauper, either. With news Sunday that the legendary gunslinger had agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the New England Patriots, we now have a sense of what kind of dough TB12 will be making in 2019.
Tom Brady Contract Extension Details
The #Patriots and QB Tom Brady are in agreement on a 2-year deal worth $70M, source said, thru 2021. He gets $23M this year, then $30M and $32M in the following years — though both sides are amenable to adjusting it if the situations warrants. It’s essentially year-to-year.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2019
That is a mammoth deal for a 42-year-old.
Patriots’ QB Tom Brady is signing a two-year extension that will pay him $23 million this year, per source. It makes him the 6th highest-paid QB in the league.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 4, 2019
Yes, he won't crack the top five among QB salaries next season, but he's getting a nice $8 milion raise and will then be among the highest-paid in the league when 2020 and 2021 roll around.
Tom Brady’s two-year extension takes him through the 2021 season, but the deal will be adjusted each year he continues playing, per source. It will pay him $23 million this season - an $8 million boost over what he was scheduled to make.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 4, 2019
Now under contract throught 2021 -- his age 44 season -- the six-time Super Bowl champ and three-time NFL MVP is fully locked in. But as Jason La Canfora notes, there is language in the contract that gives real latitude to both Brady and the Pats to abort before its full length is up.
Tom Btady's contract extension is for 2 additional seasons beyond 2019 but includes language giving either side flexibility to get out of the deal before then if need be
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) August 4, 2019
$23 million for a season of Tom Brady feels like a steal, doesn't it? All told, New England fans ought to be smiling from ear to ear now that their GOAT is signing on the dotted line and officially running it back with the defending champs.