I may be wrong but I am assuming he wants multiple years and I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, at an average of $30M per year. 3 years, $90M split however you like with bonus and salary.
Then the numbers don't work. I hope you are right and I am wrong but I doubt $30M the first year and way less than that the second and third years is what Brady wants.[/QUOTE
The contract can be redone each year, with the result of a $20M cap this year, and more in 2021 and 2022. Obviously the dead money after Brady leaves depends on when he leaves. It currently sits at $13.5M if he doesn't re-sign.
$6.75M old money
$6.25M salary
$21M bonus over 3 years
2020 cap hit $20M, Brady gets $34M
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$6.75M old money
$7.00M 2020 bonus
$5M salary
$24M bonus over a new 3 year contract
2021 cap hit of $26.75M, Brady gets $29M (or $63M over 2 years)
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After 2021, there is $7M left on the 2020 contract, and $14M left on the 2021 contract for a total of $21M of dead money. If Brady is really ready to play a 3rd year, another contract would be signed, pushing forward 2/3 of the money his 2022 contract bonus. Even then, the dead money would be under $25M, very doable when Brady is finally replaced by a draftee.