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Father's Day book suggestions, plus Brett Favre, Tom Brady, more - Peter King - SI.com

The thesis seems to be that the Donovan McNabbs of the world are making much more than him this year, so he and his agent are "taking notes." They're doing it quietly, of course, and saying all the right things... maybe because of the signing bonus early in the deal? I dunno, but Brady only gets 5M salary this year, so they're "taking notes."



I can feel the window closing already

Discuss, cap guys. Or just Peter King "Huh"ers?

Or, if someone did this before and it's already buried, uh tell me I'm a retard, I'm good with that too. Didn't see it though.

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jmt57

I think it depends on the player and his agent - and the type of contract they signed.

For example we have seen several Drew Rosenhaus clients in recent years negotiate in the court of public opinion about how they are being underpaid, with multiple years left on the contract. The players, such as Plaxico Burress, received most of their money up front as a signing bonus and in early salaries. To me that shows the team has faith in the player; most of the money is guaranteed and they have no reson to cut him late in the contract.

Unfortunately those low latter year contracts have been held against the team by guys like Burress and Ocho Cinco. If I'm an owner I don't sign that kind of a contract with Rosenhaus going forward.

But Brady is not a Rosenhaus client, nor is he a Burress or Señor Cinco. He has no history of contract problems, and Robert Kraft has no history of paying him poorly. He makes plenty on endorsements, and his wife is holding down a steady paycheck too.

Sure his agent may be 'taking notes' to guage Brady's worth, but I wouldn't read anything more in to what King has to say.

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ALP

well, lets see.....if next yr is an uncapped here, i would imagine that Brady would put his "hometown discount" mentality to the side for a bit, and as well that he should

i would not hold anything against it....the man should have the highest salary in the NFL....

he came back from surgery though, so after he shows his stuff this season, i would imagine a biig extension is coming....

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Will Brady get a significant raise on his next contract? It's likely? Am I worried that he won't be a Patriot when it's all said and done? Absolutely not. At the end of the day, I think that a) the Pats will pay what it takes to keep him, and b) he knows that playing for Belichick is the ideal scenario for him.

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nashvillepatsfan

No need to worry. Brady will be takin care of. Though, does it matter? His wife made 30 mil last year

Clonamery

I'd give him a piece of the team.

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ctpatsfan77

I don't think that NFL teams are allowed to do that, because of the salary cap rules.

It'd be fitting, IMO, but I don't see it happening as long as Brady is an active player.

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Clonamery

I know plus his agent wouldn't get his piece either.

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TheGodInAGreyHoodie

IMHO this is why the astente samual deal and renegoting Wilfork gets messy.

Brady has agreed so far to take less than his market value so that the Patriots could sign players like Moss and Welker. But it was based on the idea that the rest of the team would also play along and his play cut would be spent on getting him more tools on offense.

Brady has lived up to his end of the bargain. BB, Kraft and the rest of the team not always. If Wilfork is able to extort megabucks out of the Patriots before his contract is up, I could see Brady being justified in saying, well I didn't take a pay cut to overpay the defensive line, I took it so you could buy a top flight offensive line. So screw you guys, pay me market value or I will play for someone else that will.

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patchick

To be fair, let's look at Brady's vs. McNabb's numbers over the past two seasons:

ATT COMP YDS TD
589 405 4882 50
1044 603 7240 42

Sure, Brady threw a lot more touchdowns, but McNabb is well ahead in the other categories -- especially attempts.