I appreciate that Brady signed such a cheap extension but if he is so committed to helping the team and winning another ring why doesn't he sign for veteran minimum? He already has made more money than he and his family could possibly spend for several lifetimes and his wife is worth 2x that amount. The Brady family could live lavishly off perpetuities from interest, investments, and endorsements and still end up with more money at the end of the year.
We already know Brady is insanely competitive and that winning more rings is incredibly important to him and his place in history. Therefore, why doesn't he play for peanuts and free up even more cap space to improve his chances? He will have the rest of his life to amass more wealth by investing the money he already has but he will only be able to compete for a ring for roughly 4-5 more years. I would think that winning another superbowl or two and going down as the greatest and most successful quarterback in history would be worth more than any amount of money considering the fortune he already has.
I'm not bitter or mad at Brady, I'm just legitimately curious why he plays for anything over vet minimum when it would be almost guaranteed that he wins at least one more superbowl if we could put his salary towards paying a big name FA and still get all the other FAs we need.