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JonLP24

(29,322 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2020, 04:28 PM Jan 2020

Report: Tom Brady Won't Take Hometown Discount With Patriots

Despite doing such his whole career, in 2020 quarterback Tom Brady will reportedly not take a hometown discount with the Patriots.
By Devon Clements , Jan 5, 2020

Tom Brady is slated to become a free agent for the first time in his NFL career when the new league year begins in the NFL. That will present an opportunity to not only field offers from other franchises, but to also play for another organization if he wishes to do so.

For the past 19 years, Brady has taken the hometown discount with the Patriots, getting paid much less than the league average in order to allow New England to sign talented playmakers, which, as a result, has helped the team succeed so frequently over the past two decades. While doing that has been a very selfless act by the future Hall of Fame QB, it looks like Brady won't be taking the same approach going forward.

According to FOX Sports' Jay Glazer on the FOX Pregame Show on Sunday, Brady will reportedly not take a hometown discount with the Patriots when the free agency window opens at the beginning of the new league year.

As Glazer says, while he can't imagine Brady wanting to play on any of the respective teams that are in need of a QB right now, what he's hearing is that money seems to be the biggest motive for the 42 year old. So, whichever team wants to give him the most money may end up winning the Brady sweepstakes in 2020.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp-patriots/nfl/patriots/gm-report/brady-wont-take-hometown-discount

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Report: Tom Brady Won't Take Hometown Discount With Patriots (Original Post) JonLP24 Jan 2020 OP

Brady's net worth is $180 million redstateblues Jan 2020 #1

boo hoo, we might have to go without.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #2

You'd think Kraft would give him a happy ending ? OnDoutside Jan 2020 #3

Kraft is the reason he's still with the Pats... JenniferJuniper Jan 2020 #5

I generally can't (and don't) subscribe to the notion stopdiggin Jan 2020 #4

Hmm. What other teams have cheating as part of their strategy? stopbush Jan 2020 #6

All of Them ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #8

Really? So, it's only the poor, misunderstood Pats that get caught cheating? stopbush Jan 2020 #9

That's one way to look at it. bluedigger Jan 2020 #11

Now there's a tRumpian excuse if ever I saw one: everybody does it, so my team stopbush Jan 2020 #12

Hey, at least we're good at it. bluedigger Jan 2020 #13

Proving My Point, Aren't You? ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #14

It looked to me in the past several games, as if Brady didn't care if he won. C Moon Jan 2020 #7

Hasn't he been giving them the hometown discount for years? Iggo Jan 2020 #10

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)

1. Brady's net worth is $180 million

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 04:37 PM

Jan 2020

If money is all he cares about, It will be fun to see him lose like he did last night. Go home Brady. You had an amazing career. All good things must come to an end.

getagrip_already

(14,848 posts)

2. boo hoo, we might have to go without....

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 04:38 PM

Jan 2020

An aging, injured, cheating micro-brain and friend of the donald?

What ever will we do?

I couldn't care less really. If he thinks he is going to run for office, we don't forget.

OnDoutside

(19,974 posts)

3. You'd think Kraft would give him a happy ending ?

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 04:56 PM

Jan 2020

JenniferJuniper

(4,515 posts)

5. Kraft is the reason he's still with the Pats...

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 05:08 PM

Jan 2020

He forced Belichick to trade Jimmy Garoppolo. Belichick understands that old is old, no matter how many strawberries you don't eat.

stopdiggin

(11,382 posts)

4. I generally can't (and don't) subscribe to the notion

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 05:04 PM

Jan 2020

that pro athletes deserve little sympathy. In the person of Brady (and Kraft) I think I can probably make an exception.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

6. Hmm. What other teams have cheating as part of their strategy?

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 06:49 PM

Jan 2020

That will limit where Brady can and will go.

Plus, which other teams plan for 98% of their pass plays to be 2-yard passes followed by a run? That will definitely effect where Brady can go.

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)

8. All of Them

Reply to stopbush (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:59 AM

Jan 2020

You're being naive.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

9. Really? So, it's only the poor, misunderstood Pats that get caught cheating?

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 12:04 PM

Jan 2020

Right.

bluedigger

(17,087 posts)

11. That's one way to look at it.

Reply to stopbush (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:41 AM

Jan 2020

Here's another, more accurate way to look at it:

https://yourteamcheats.com/

stopbush

(24,396 posts)

12. Now there's a tRumpian excuse if ever I saw one: everybody does it, so my team

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 11:52 AM

Jan 2020

cheating is OK.

Yep, that’s Patriot thinking, for sure.

bluedigger

(17,087 posts)

13. Hey, at least we're good at it.

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 11:59 AM

Jan 2020

The Jets and Giants both easily outscored the Pats on the cheating scale, and let's face it, they suck!

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)

14. Proving My Point, Aren't You?

Reply to stopbush (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 08:14 PM

Jan 2020

BTW: I'm no a Pats fan so don't try that poor Pats crap on me.

C Moon

(12,221 posts)

7. It looked to me in the past several games, as if Brady didn't care if he won.

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 12:35 AM

Jan 2020

I'm not a NE Patriots fan, but I've always enjoyed watching him play because he's a damn good at QB.
But yeah, in the past several games he seemed out of touch or something.

Iggo

(47,571 posts)

10. Hasn't he been giving them the hometown discount for years?

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 11:57 PM

Jan 2020

Or was that just creative accounting, salary-cap voodoo.

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