I’ll never believe Brady only made what was on the NFL books. He got paid through TB12 somehow. Plus, his wife could buy an NFL team she makes so much money. Ive never heard reports of Ben playing hardball with the team over his salary which has always been commensurate with starting QBs as far as I could tell, and sometimes less than those with less credentials. Regarding the new deal, Ben clearly wanted to 1) play another year at least 2) do so with the Steelers 3) took a reduction this year to help the team. The team feels they can go to the SB with Ben at QB, frankly a lot of us felt the same early this year.
Keep throwing darts at the guy, but everyone I hear discussing this is taking the same view as I am: Ben didn’t HAVE to do this, and doing so benefits the team. I can see not everyone agrees, but most do.
Great. You'll never believe it. Another vague claim about Brady with no details. Useful.
I did check the career earnings of Eli Manning and Philip Rivers, and you are correct -- they are both very close to Ben's numbers. Good point.
I guess what upset me about the whole situation was Ben saying that he didn't care what he made in 2021, and how he'd do anything to help the team. Then he turns around and accepts $14 million. The Steelers need all the help they can get with the cap right now. Again, a $5 million pay cut (for a guy who has made a quarter billion dollars) is not all that substantial, in my opinion, and was not what I was hoping for after those comments.
Would it really make any significant difference in Ben's world of finance had he agreed to play for say, $5 million in 2021? No, of course it wouldn't, because he's already amassed multi-generational wealth (all by himself, even without his wife). But it could have certainly made a difference in regards to the Steelers' current cap situation, could it not?
Helping people to discern belief in this relatively simple concept from "Ben hate" has proven to be quite difficult, but I suppose I'll keep trying, if necessary.