Tom Brady

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Buccaneers, QB Age: 45-199d Exp: 23 Years
Drafted: Round 6 (#199 overall), 2000 College: Michigan Agent(s): Yee & Dubin Sports
Tom Brady: A Financial Review & Exercise
Now that Tom Brady is set to officially (officially) retire from the NFL, we'll take a look back at the 12 contracts that were across his 23 seasons. Plus, how much potential cash did he actually leave on the table? READ ON

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  • Current Contract

    Tom Brady signed a 1 year, $15,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $15,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000,000.

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $15,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $15,000,000
    Total Guarantees $15,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $15,000,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash
    2022 Contract details by year 45 $1,120,000 $10,776,000 $11,896,000 $47,000,000 $30,000,000($30,000,000)
    Pre-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $47,000,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-35,104,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $45,880,000 2022 Cap Savings: $-33,984,000 Post-6/1 Release 2022 Dead Cap: $11,896,000 2023 Dead Cap: $35,104,000 2022 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Trade 2022 Dead Cap: $10,776,000 2023 Dead Cap: $35,104,000 2022 Cap Savings: $1,120,000
    2023 Contract details by year 46 - $10,776,000 $35,104,000 $35,104,000 -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $35,104,000 2023 Cap Savings: $0 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $35,104,000 2023 Cap Savings: $0 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $10,776,000 2024 Dead Cap: $24,328,000 2023 Cap Savings: $24,328,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $10,776,000 2024 Dead Cap: $24,328,000 2023 Cap Savings: $24,328,000
    2024 Contract details by year 47 - $10,776,000 $10,776,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $10,776,000
    2025 Contract details by year 48 - $10,776,000 $10,776,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,776,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,776,000
    2026 Contract details by year 49 - $2,776,000 $2,776,000 - -
    Pre-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $2,776,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $2,776,000 Post-6/1 Release 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $2,776,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2027 Dead Cap: $0 2026 Cap Savings: $2,776,000
    2023 Free Agent Year 50 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • 2022 Roster Bonus: $13.88M (fully guaranteed, treated as signing bonus)
    • No-tag clause for 2023
    • 2023-26 years automatically void ($35.1M dead cap)
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2021-2022

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $25,000,000
    Signing Bonus $20,000,000
    Average Salary $25,000,000
    Total Guarantees $25,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $25,000,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2020-2021

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $50,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $25,000,000
    Total Guarantees $50,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $50,000,000
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2019-2019

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $23,000,000
    Signing Bonus $20,250,000
    Average Salary $23,000,000
    Total Guarantees $20,250,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $20,250,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2018-2019

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $30,000,000
    Signing Bonus $10,000,000
    Average Salary $15,000,000
    Total Guarantees $10,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $10,000,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2016-2019

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $41,000,000
    Signing Bonus $28,000,000
    Average Salary $20,500,000
    Total Guarantees $28,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $28,000,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2015-2017

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $27,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $9,000,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2018 / UFA

    2013-2017

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $41,000,000
    Signing Bonus $30,000,000
    Average Salary $13,666,667
    Total Guarantees $33,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $33,000,000
    Free Agent: 2018 / UFA

    2010-2014

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $72,000,000
    Signing Bonus $16,000,000
    Average Salary $18,000,000
    Total Guarantees $29,250,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $29,250,000
    Free Agent: 2015 / UFA

    2005-2010

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $42,800,000
    Signing Bonus $14,500,000
    Average Salary $10,700,000
    Total Guarantees $19,500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2011 / UFA

    2002-2006

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $29,625,000
    Signing Bonus $3,500,000
    Average Salary $7,406,250
    Total Guarantees $9,500,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $3,500,000
    Free Agent: 2007 / UFA

    2000-2002Entry Level

    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $866,500
    Signing Bonus $38,500
    Average Salary $288,833
    Total Guarantees $38,500
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2003 / RFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2000 Player Cash Earnings $193,000 $38,500 - - - - - $231,500
    2001 Player Cash Earnings $298,000 - - $4,160 - - $70,000 $372,160
    2002 Player Cash Earnings $375,000 $3,500,000 - $3,780 - - - $3,878,780
    2003 Player Cash Earnings $450,000 - - $4,700 $2,675,000 $6,000,000 - $9,129,700
    2004 Player Cash Earnings $535,000 - - $4,200 $4,965,000 - $500,000 $6,004,200
    2005 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 $10,000,000 - $4,180 - - $1,000,000 $12,004,180
    2006 Player Cash Earnings $4,000,000 $4,500,000 - $4,840 - $5,500,000 - $14,004,840
    2007 Player Cash Earnings MVP,
    OPOY    		 $720,000 - - $5,160 $5,280,000 $6,500,000 - $12,505,160
    2008 Player Cash Earnings $5,000,000 - $3,000,000 $1,320 - - - $8,001,320
    2009 Player Cash Earnings $5,000,000 - $3,000,000 - - - - $8,000,000
    2010 Player Cash Earnings MVP,
    OPOY    		 $7,500,000 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 - - - - $16,500,000
    2011 Player Cash Earnings $5,750,000 $10,000,000 $4,000,000 - - - - $19,750,000
    2012 Player Cash Earnings $950,000 - $6,000,000 $250,000 $4,800,000 - - $12,000,000
    2013 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 $10,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - - $13,000,000
    2014 Player Cash Earnings $2,000,000 $15,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - - $19,000,000
    2015 Player Cash Earnings $8,000,000 $5,000,000 - - - - $10,663 $13,010,663
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $764,705 $14,000,000 - - - - $9,596 $14,774,301
    2017 Player Cash Earnings MVP $1,000,000 $14,000,000 - - - - - $15,000,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $4,000,000 - $1,000,000 - $10,000,000 - - $15,000,000
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,750,000 $20,250,000 $1,000,000 - - - - $23,000,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $15,000,000 - $10,000,000 - - - $3,375,000 $28,375,000
    2021 Player Cash Earnings ALL NFL (2ND) $1,075,000 $35,000,000 $1,470,588 - - - $1,875,000 $39,420,588
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,120,000 $28,880,000 - - - - - $30,000,000
    23 seasons $67,480,705 $176,168,500 $36,470,588 $282,340 $27,720,000 $18,000,000 $6,840,259 $332,962,392
    $67,480,705 $176,168,500 $36,470,588 $282,340 $27,720,000 $18,000,000 $6,840,259 $332,962,392
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    20 seasons Player Cash Earnings $50,285,705 $112,288,500 $25,000,000 $282,340 $27,720,000 $18,000,000 $1,590,259 $235,166,804
    3 seasons Player Cash Earnings $17,195,000 $63,880,000 $11,470,588 - - - $5,250,000 $97,795,588

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 01/20/2023, $16,444

      Tripping against Dallas (DAL)

    • Player contract details by year 10/14/2022, $11,139

      Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)

    • Player contract details by year 04/25/2016, 4 games, $235,294

      Role in deflate-gate

    • Player contract details by year 01/23/2013, $10,000

      for kicking Ravens S Ed Reed while sliding

    • TOTAL: $272,877

  • Transactions

    Feb 1 2023Retired from Professional Football
    Jan 20 2023Fined $16,444 Tripping against Dallas (DAL)
    Oct 14 2022Fined $11,139 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Atlanta (ATL)
    Apr 22 2022Signed a 1 year $15 million restructured extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
    Mar 20 2020Signed a 2 year $50 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
    Aug 4 2019Signed a 1 year $23 million contract extension with New England (NE)
    Aug 10 2018Signed a 2 year $30M restructure contract with New England (NE)
    Apr 25 2016Suspended 4 games for his role in deflate gate, forfeiting $235,294 in 2016 salary with New England (NE)
    Mar 10 2016Signed a 2 year $41 million extension with New England (NE)
    Feb 25 2013Signed a 3 year $27 million restructured extension with New England (NE)
    Mar 22 2012Restructured 2012 salary from $5.75 million to $950k and converted his roster bonus to signing bonus, clearing $7.2M in cap space with New England (NE)
    Sep 9 2010Signed a 4 year $72 million extension with New England (NE)
    May 8 2005Signed a 4 year $42.8 million contract with New England (NE)
    Aug 28 2002Signed a 4 year $29.625 million extension with New England (NE)
    Jun 24 2000Signed a 3 year $866,500 contract with New England (NE)
    Apr 15 2000Drafted by New England (NE): Round 6 (#199 overall)
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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Pass Att Pass Cmp Pass Cmp% Pass Yds Pass Yds/Gm Pass TD Pass INT Pass Rating Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Fum Prod Pts
    2022 TB 17 17 15 1161 107.4 733 490 66.8 4694 276.12 25 9 90.73 29 -1 1 5 271.66
    2021 TB 17 17 17 1139 96.3 719 485 67.5 5316 312.71 43 12 102.08 28 81 2 4 374.74
    2020 TB 16 16 15 1025 95.4 610 401 65.7 4633 289.56 40 12 102.17 30 6 3 4 337.92
    2019 NE 16 16 16 1144 98.7 613 373 60.8 4057 253.56 24 8 87.98 26 34 3 4 263.68
    2018 NE 16 16 16 1093 97.6 570 375 65.8 4355 272.19 29 11 97.66 23 35 2 4 280.3
    2017 NE 16 16 16 1118 98.0 581 385 66.3 4577 286.06 32 8 102.75 25 28 0 7 295.88
    2016 NE 12 12 12 819 73.1 432 291 67.4 3554 296.17 28 2 112.17 28 64 0 5 258.56
    2015 NE 16 16 16 1106 98.8 624 402 64.4 4770 298.13 36 7 102.18 34 53 3 6 343.7
    2014 NE 16 16 16 1062 93.9 583 374 64.2 4109 256.81 33 9 97.34 36 57 0 6 278.06
    2013 NE 16 16 16 1197 100.0 628 380 60.5 4343 271.44 25 11 87.29 33 18 0 9 251.52
    2012 NE 16 16 16 1215 98.1 637 401 63 4827 301.69 34 8 98.68 23 32 4 2 340.28
    2011 NE 16 16 16 611 401 65.6 5235 327.19 39 12 105.57 43 109 3 6 366.3
    2010 NE 16 16 16 492 324 65.9 3900 243.75 36 4 110.99 31 30 1 3 299
    2009 NE 16 16 16 565 371 65.7 4398 274.88 28 13 96.17 29 44 1 4 270.32
    2008 NE 1 1 1 11 7 63.6 76 76.00 0 0 83.9 0 0 0 0 3.04
    2007 NE 16 16 16 578 398 68.9 4806 300.38 50 8 117.18 37 98 2 6 390.04
    2006 NE 16 16 16 516 319 61.8 3529 220.56 24 12 87.91 49 102 0 12 219.36
    2003 NE 16 16 16 527 317 60.2 3620 226.25 23 12 85.89 42 63 1 13 215.1
    Totals 303 302 298 12,079 - 11,044 7,131 64.6 81,406 269.56 595 184 - 624 1,006 27 123 5,479.34