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Tom Brady's 2-year extension with Patriots includes a $28-million bonus
Tom Brady's two-year contract extension with the New England Patriots will give him a $28-million signing bonus and adds $41 million to his deal should he play it out.
Although Brady will earn only $1 million in base salary next season and in 2017, the bonuses will increase his cap hit to $14 million in each of those seasons. His base salary for 2018 and 2019 would be $14 million, with cap hits of $22 million each, although Brady, 38, is likely to redo those deals, too, if he is still playing.
Brady, who says he wants to play well into his 40s, has reworked his contract several times during his career, in which New England has won four Super Bowls and he has...
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Tom Brady's 2-year extension with Patriots includes a $28-million bonus
Tom Brady's two-year contract extension with the New England Patriots will give him a $28-million signing bonus and adds $41 million to his deal should he play it out.
Although Brady will earn only $1 million in base salary next season and in 2017, the...
Published in Los Angeles Times on March 11, 2016 — Print headline: "Brady gets $28-million bonus in 2-year contract extension - Around the nfl"
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