Originally Posted by
The Excellector
1. After putting up with all the crap that he put up with, only to reach Joe Montana levels of postseason success, I can't blame him. He's just being honest. Did Ray Lewis ever take a hometown discount? Has Ed Reed EVER been shy about expressing his feelings of being paid like the top Safety is was? Terrell Suggs went to arbitration to make sure he got every penny he could since he lined up at DE so much.
2. Tom Brady didn't take a pay cut, he relocated the funds in his contract to be received another year, while also gaining the status of 'guaranteed' to the vast majority of that money. Actually, in fact, the remaining three years of his contract are fully guaranteed. New England won't be able to avoid it.