The Facts:
Following up on a
previous report, here are the details of Brady's restructured contract: The Patriots took Brady's $6 million base salary in 2007 and paid $5.28 million of it to Brady in the form of a signing bonus. That lowered Brady's base salary in 2007 to $720,000. By restructuring Brady's contract, the Patriots saved $3.96 million in cap space in 2007.
Reported by the Boston Globe
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As for the rest of the deal, Brady's base salary remained the same in 2008, at $5 million. His base salary increased to $5 million in 2009. He was previously scheduled to earn $2.3 million in base salary in 2009. Brady's base salary remained the same in 2010, at $3.5 million. Brady, who agreed to restructure in order to facilitate the addition of Randy Moss, did not take a pay cut as part of the restructure.
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