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Tom Brady, with $2.35 million, leads the NFL in royalties

By Patrick Morgan

FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 9 : Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots looks on before the preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 9 : Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots looks on before the preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady made more money in royalties through his various NFLPA endorsements than any other player in the league last year.

While it’s certainly no big secret that Tom Brady is comically underpaid compared to other quarterbacks in the NFL – the $20.5 million he’s scheduled to make this year currently ranks 18th in the NFL – he can at least take solace in the fact that he’s still No. 1 when it comes to royalties among his peers.

According to a recent report, Brady took home an estimated $2.35 million in royalties from his various endorsements as a member of the NFL Players’ Association; namely, fees for using his likeness on trading cards, jerseys, video games, and other official team and NFL memorabilia.

That figure ranks him well above all of his contemporaries around the league. Fellow quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys checked in at No. 2 with $2.025 million in royalties money, and Steelers-turned-Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown was No. 3 with $1.5 million.

Brady has routinely and repeatedly taken a “hometown discount” of sorts throughout his career, leaving millions upon millions of dollars on the table with his salary negotiations in the hopes of allowing the Patriots to use that extra money to field more competitive teams with better players.

Largely, that strategy has worked too – the Patriots have missed the playoffs just once in the 17 years they’ve had Brady as a full-time healthy active starter.

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Still, Brady figures to get a new contract worked out sometime before the regular season begins in September. His current deal is set to expire next spring, at which time the six-time Super Bowl champion would technically become a free agent.

Both Brady and the Patriots have previously indicated that they hope and intend to get a deal done sometime around training camp or the preseason. That deal is expected to keep Brady behind center in New England for at least another season or two before he finally decides it’s time to retire.

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