Your choice.......
The
ESPN story read: “Brady will have a salary cap charge of $8.429 million for 2005, which is between $1.5 million and $2 million less than under his old contract. But his cap number for 2006 jumps to a prohibitive $14.423 million, meaning the contract will have to be revisited probably by converting the option bonus into a signing bonus, which can then be prorated.”
"According to documents obtained by ESPN.com, the contract included a $14.5 million signing bonus and a $12 million option bonus that was due the following spring. The base salaries were $1 million (2005), $4 million (2006), $6 million (2007), $5 million (2008), $2.3 million (2009), and $3.5 million (2010), according to ESPN. There were roster bonuses of $3 million each in the final three years of the contract."
"Patriots officials and Yee worked several months on the contract,
ESPN reported. It was reported two months prior that a deal was imminent, but that the contract was reportedly not completed at the time because of issues over structure, distribution, and guarantee of bonuses."
Again, your choice.
https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2020/01/11/tom-brady-contract-negotiations-patriots#:~:text=As an established superstar in 2005, Brady signed,million in 2005 and $6 million in 2006.
