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With all the talk this year about how cool it is that Randy Moss is playing for 3-5 million, and how Brady was such a great guy for restructuring, taking money tomorrow for a new receiver today, I need to mention 1 guy, and that's Ted Bruschi.
He's been playing for numbers between $1.2M to $2.5M (in cap numbers) since the first NE Super Bowl win. He's been a pro bowl guy, a super bowl guy, a team captain, a stroke comeback story... whatever you want to call him.
Some guys play their heart out, but only so many play with a goddam hole in their heart (literally.)
As often happens, a guy who doesn't look for or attract media attention is the real story. Think about what we've saved over the years, on this one key guy right in the middle of the D.
And of course coming back from the stroke to play again? Come on you know he loves the game... sure, the media did cover that. But the money thing? This guy is the epitome of Patriots selflessness (along with Troy Brown).
I know they'll both stay at it as long as they can... but with the numbers we're seeing now it's really nice to occasionally check out what some guys will do out of a desire to win, to keep a team strong.
PFnV
He's been playing for numbers between $1.2M to $2.5M (in cap numbers) since the first NE Super Bowl win. He's been a pro bowl guy, a super bowl guy, a team captain, a stroke comeback story... whatever you want to call him.
Some guys play their heart out, but only so many play with a goddam hole in their heart (literally.)
As often happens, a guy who doesn't look for or attract media attention is the real story. Think about what we've saved over the years, on this one key guy right in the middle of the D.
And of course coming back from the stroke to play again? Come on you know he loves the game... sure, the media did cover that. But the money thing? This guy is the epitome of Patriots selflessness (along with Troy Brown).
I know they'll both stay at it as long as they can... but with the numbers we're seeing now it's really nice to occasionally check out what some guys will do out of a desire to win, to keep a team strong.
PFnV