Some of these numbers are just going to blow you away. From overthecap.com....
Tom Brady
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($8.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($14.0m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($9.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($15.0m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($10.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($16.0m)
Joe Flacco
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($4.0m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($14.5m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($18.0m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($28.5m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($20.6m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($31.1m)
- 2018: Base Guaranteed ($20.0m), Prorated ($4.8m), Cap # ($24.8m)
Colin Kaepernick
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($10.4m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($15.3m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($11.9m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($16.8m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($14.5m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.3m)
- 2018: Base Guaranteed ($15.0m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.9m)
- 2019: Base Guaranteed ($16.8m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.2m)
- 2020: Base Guaranteed ($19.0m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($21.4m)
Here's a list of QBs that have a higher annual salary than Tom Brady (based on their current contracts):
Rodgers: $22.0m
Wilson: $21.9m
Roethlisberger: $21.9m
E.Manning: $21.0m
Rivers: $20.8m
Newton: $20.8m
Ryan: $20.8m
Flacco: $20.1m
Brees: $20.0m
Tannehill: $19.3m
Kaepernick: $19.0m
Cutler: $18.1m
Romo: $18.0m
Stafford: $17.7m
A. Smith: $17.0m
P. Manning: $17.0m
Palmer: $16.5m
Dalton: $16.0m
Bradford: $13.0m
Foles: $12.3m
Brady: $9.0m
Luck: $7.7m
Griffin: $7.4m
Winston: $6.3m
Mariota: $6.1m
The gap between Russell Wilson and Tom Brady, in terms of annual salary ($12.9m) is nearly three times what the gap is between Tom Brady and....Mark Sanchez ($4.5m).
That is unbelievable.
Some people have said that Brady isn't actually leaving money on the table by signing these small contracts (relative to the position). That's completely untrue. Brady is leaving TONS of money on the table. He's making half what Jay freaking Cutler is making. He's making less than....Nick Foles! He's making just 43% of what Philip Rivers is making.
Tom Brady
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($8.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($14.0m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($9.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($15.0m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($10.0m), Prorated ($6.0m), Cap # ($16.0m)
Joe Flacco
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($4.0m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($14.5m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($18.0m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($28.5m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($20.6m), Prorated ($10.5m), Cap # ($31.1m)
- 2018: Base Guaranteed ($20.0m), Prorated ($4.8m), Cap # ($24.8m)
Colin Kaepernick
- 2015: Base Guaranteed ($10.4m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($15.3m)
- 2016: Base Guaranteed ($11.9m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($16.8m)
- 2017: Base Guaranteed ($14.5m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.3m)
- 2018: Base Guaranteed ($15.0m), Prorated ($2.5m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.9m)
- 2019: Base Guaranteed ($16.8m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($19.2m)
- 2020: Base Guaranteed ($19.0m), Bonuses ($2.4m), Cap # ($21.4m)
Here's a list of QBs that have a higher annual salary than Tom Brady (based on their current contracts):
Rodgers: $22.0m
Wilson: $21.9m
Roethlisberger: $21.9m
E.Manning: $21.0m
Rivers: $20.8m
Newton: $20.8m
Ryan: $20.8m
Flacco: $20.1m
Brees: $20.0m
Tannehill: $19.3m
Kaepernick: $19.0m
Cutler: $18.1m
Romo: $18.0m
Stafford: $17.7m
A. Smith: $17.0m
P. Manning: $17.0m
Palmer: $16.5m
Dalton: $16.0m
Bradford: $13.0m
Foles: $12.3m
Brady: $9.0m
Luck: $7.7m
Griffin: $7.4m
Winston: $6.3m
Mariota: $6.1m
The gap between Russell Wilson and Tom Brady, in terms of annual salary ($12.9m) is nearly three times what the gap is between Tom Brady and....Mark Sanchez ($4.5m).
That is unbelievable.
Some people have said that Brady isn't actually leaving money on the table by signing these small contracts (relative to the position). That's completely untrue. Brady is leaving TONS of money on the table. He's making half what Jay freaking Cutler is making. He's making less than....Nick Foles! He's making just 43% of what Philip Rivers is making.