Update On Burrow's Extension

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(04-07-2023, 09:32 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I'm reading that players don't really like the 10 year deals that Mahomes signed. They're incredibly team favorable deals.

The QB market is always hot and when the contract is up, he could sign a $70 million a year deal possibly.

Not that surprising. While Mahomes was the highest paid QB by a lot the year he signed his extension, and was still the highest paid QB the year after he signed his extension... he's heading into the 4th year after signing his extension and looking at already falling to the 8th or 9th highest paid QB with 9 years left.

I think 4 years is just way too short, though. Makes me worried about him playing his whole career here. 6 would be nicer.

(04-08-2023, 08:41 AM)Synric Wrote: Tom Brady won super bowls because he took a lot less money than the rest of the league. That is what has made him the GOAT. Tom Brady didnt make 20m in a season until around 2018 or 2019.

Tom Brady took less for his play career but just signed a 320+ million dollar media contract that is worth more than his entire 23 season of playing. When you are a QB the money now is nice but legacy can earn you bigger pay days in the future.

This is a partial myth. At least when using it to talk about a young guy who hasn't had a single extension yet. While it's true he took less money later on, Tom Brady didn't start taking well below his market value until his 2013 extension which was when he was 36 years old, had already made about $140m (he already had 3 extensions prior to taking a below market one), won 3 SBs, and had been married for 4 years to a woman who was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

In 2010 he signed a 4yr/$72m deal ($18m/yr). For comparison.... In 2008 Ben Roethlisberger signed a 6yr/$87.9m deal ($14.65m/yr). In 2009 Philip Rivers signed a 6yr/91.8m deal ($15.3m/yr). In 2011 Peyton Manning signed a 5yr/$90m deal ($18m/yr). In 2012 Drew Brees signed a 5yr/$100m deal ($20m/yr). 

Until 2013, Tom Brady was making top money.