you just contradicted yourself...they are either discount or they are not. "to a degree" is a cop out....his contracts were among the highest in the league at the time. not relative to today.
and he has had some nice benefits in his career, like having Bilicheck, perhaps the best tactical and game day coach ever. he also wen to a very very loaded Tampa team....
and yes you are right, most of these QBs give discounts at the end of their careers, because by then they made their money. still making good money and they just want a ring.
I didn't contradict ****.
"To a degree" means a discount but not some preposterous discount like taking 1 million instead of 20. It might mean 17 mil instead of 20. or 20 instead of 25...etc
That's not too complex to comprehend, I would think.
Among the highest. means, they were not the highest.
He did not squeeze for every dollar or even every million dollars.
When he came due for a new deal, he did not press, like so many others do, to try to become the market leader.
he ALWAYS gave some form of discount.
And as far as having a good coach or team around him...great! But that is not what we are discussing.