Report: Tom Brady 'embarrassed' by salary, plans to move out of New England

[JonLP24]

Speculation continues to run rampant about Tom Brady and what comes next in his Hall of Fame career, and his purported unhappiness with his situation suggests his time with the New England Patriots could be nearing its end.

Gary Tanguay of NBC Sports Boston relayed Thursday night that Brady is “embarrassed” by how his salary with the Patriots pales in comparison to what many of his quarterback colleagues earn.

There are 13 NFL quarterbacks who earn more on an annual basis than Brady, according to the website Over the Cap. This slight is believed to have been aggravating Brady since last summer.

It does merit noting that Brady has agreed to team-friendly deals during his Patriots career so the organization would be better positioned to surround him with high-caliber players. With the Patriots offense struggling mightily in 2019 due to a dearth of talent, perhaps Brady’s patience with his middling quarterback salary has worn thin.

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[Blues Heron]

1. 23,000,000/yr is embarassing

but not cuz its too low

[democratisphere]

2. Poor baby. All of these athletes are paid way too much.

[empedocles]

3. At 42, carreer very near end, he might better realize what could be more important in life,

than more greed/status, etc.

[empedocles]

9. Is more $ always more important?

[empedocles]

12. .

[BeyondGeography]

4. The loads some people have to carry

[Voltaire2]

5. So he is upset that he voluntarily took a low

deal so that the money saved could be spent to strengthen the franchise that got him 6 rings?

[hughee99]

15. It sounds like he's upset that the money saved was spent

In a way that did NOT strengthen the franchise that got him 6 rings.

[Thomas Hurt]

6. Poor baby, he should quit and get his agent to pimp his name...

I am sure there are businesses willing to rent his name to put on their business.

[CentralMass]

10. The point being that he has given the ownership and managemnt the

"hometown discount" his entire career to help them stay under the salary cap so they can afford to provide him with an offensive line and "offensive weapons" to win with. Then they field a (relative to Patriots standards) a shitty team this year.

[JonLP24]

16. The Patriots did draft a wide receiver in the first round

Brady averaged 5.9 yards per pass attempt from week 9 to 17 so for some of the blame he can look in the mirror.

This was the WR they drafted in the first round.

[msongs]

13. spoiled gladiators soil their diapers again nt

[hughee99]

14. I am always skeptical of hearing local reporters like Gary Tanguay

Quoting Brady.

On the other hand, Brady has taken team friendly deals for many years with the idea that the extra money will be spent to surround him with talent. The Patriots absolutely did not do that this year, so I can understand why he’s a little pissed.

The problem for Brady is that maybe he’s finally decided he wants to be paid like a top NFL QB now that he no longer is one. Belichick won’t pay him that kind of money, and if Kraft makes him, Belichick could walk.