Tom Brady's $24-million signing bonus

**PurplePharaoh** · 03-26-2005, 12:36 AM

The structure of Tom Brady's $24-million signing bonus is holding up completion of his new six-year contract with the Patriots. The six-year, $60-million deal Brady and the team agreed to would put Brady in the top tier of quarterbacks, it would still be less money than Peyton Manning and Mike Vick signed for in the last year. But late in negotiations, the Patriots explained that they wanted to pay Brady his $24-million signing bonus in four installments. If Brady got hurt after a few years, portions of the $24-million bonus would never be realized. Brady has balked at the unusual proposal.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/scorecard/03/25/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html

**michaelmazid** · 03-26-2005, 01:08 AM

He has earned it. Give him 1 Billion dollars if he wants it.

**PurplePharaoh** · 03-26-2005, 01:43 AM

Sounds like the Pats are trying to weisel out of the deal

**cajunvike** · 03-26-2005, 10:40 AM

"michaelmazid" wrote:

He has earned it. Give him 1 Billion dollars if he wants it.

I think that the whole team earned it for him...he would not have been able to lead any other team to those Super Bowls! Them's the facts.

**PurplePackerEater** · 03-26-2005, 11:15 AM

"cajunvike" wrote:

"michaelmazid" wrote:

He has earned it. Give him 1 Billion dollars if he wants it.

I think that the whole team earned it for him...he would not have been able to lead any other team to those Super Bowls! Them's the facts.

True. I compare him to Dilfer or Brad Johnson, they make FEW mistakes.

**JDogg926** · 03-26-2005, 11:45 AM

this is the beginning of the slide for the Patriots
In three years they'll be basement dwellars.

**ItalianStallion** · 03-26-2005, 01:07 PM

"JDogg926" wrote:

this is the beginning of the slide for the Patriots
In three years they'll be basement dwellars.

lol

**amth** · 03-26-2005, 06:40 PM

"PurplePackerEater" wrote:

"cajunvike" wrote:

"michaelmazid" wrote:

He has earned it. Give him 1 Billion dollars if he wants it.

I think that the whole team earned it for him...he would not have been able to lead any other team to those Super Bowls! Them's the facts.

True. I compare him to Dilfer or Brad Johnson, they make FEW mistakes.

do u watch football, brady has amazing command of the field, is accurate NEVER gets rattled, won a super bowl with Antwon Smith running the ball, has no true number1 receiver and its debatable if those recievers are even number 2's yet he still puts up good numbers and is undefeated int he playoffs best qb in the game