New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady still finds the score 28-3 amusing. Either that, or the numbers involved in his new two-year, $70 million extension are extremely convenient.
There are some who believe Brady managed to troll the Atlanta Falcons with his new extension. The deal will pay Brady $23 million in 2019, $30 million in 2020 and $32 million in 2021.
How does that troll the Falcons? Well, if you take those numbers and divide by three ... you get $28.3 million. That will be Brady’s average annual salary under the next extension. Brady and the Patriots either knew exactly what they were doing, or that’s a really specific coincidence.