Tom Brady Reportedly Agrees to Contract Extension With Patriots
By Thomas Carannante
Did you really think the New England Patriots were going to go into next season without a contract extension for Tom Brady?
Initial reports suggested just that, but just like every year when the Pats start things off slow, the doubters take all the information available at face value without considering who the Patriots actually are.
According to the latest buzz, New England was finalizing an agreement on a contract extension with Brady Sunday, as first reported by NFL insider Field Yates.
Filed to ESPN: the Patriots and QB Tom Brady are close to finalizing an agreement on a contract extension, per league source. Should be done soon.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 4, 2019
Brady signed a two-year, $30 million extension prior to the 2018 season and was entering this year with a $14 million base salary, which is extremely low for a quarterback of his caliber. Now, per Ian Rapoport, new terms have been agreed.
The #Patriots and QB Tom Brady have agreed to terms on a contract extension, source said. No details yet, but sounds like it’s a short term deal, as you’d expect.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2019
Brady is a team-first guy and knows a mammoth QB contract will hamstring the front office from adding talent all over the roster in hopes of defending their Super Bowl title. With Bill Belichick running the personnel and Brady still playing at a high level despite being 42 years old, the champs are very much still here.
Happy 42nd Birthday to Tom Brady ?
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 3, 2019
From 2015-2017, Brady had the most TDs, QB Rating and Wins - He won SB MVP in 2016, Regular MVP in 2017 and reached 3 straight SBs, winning his 6th ring last year.
In 17 healthy years as a starter, he's made more SBs (9) than he's missed (8). pic.twitter.com/xZfrZIcGqp
Stay tuned for the official details once the details of the deal are revealed. Suffice to say TB12 is getting paid.