Tom Brady’s Biography, Salary and Net Worth: Here are the earnings of the famous former NFL star who was the highest-paid football player in the world for a long time,
How much does Tom Brady earn? This is always a very topical question since we are talking about the one who is considered - together with Joe Montana - as one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.
After all, we are talking about the athlete who holds the record of Super Bowl wins: seven, to be precise six 6s with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Also special is the story of Tom Brady. Born in 1977 in San Mateo, California, during his career he played until the age of 45, a rare age for the role of quarterback. Regarding his private life he was married in the past to the Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
At the beginning of his career, however, Brady did not seem to be a predestined player: at the University of Michigan, he initially served as a reserve for a long time, while in the 2000 NFL draft he was chosen by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 199th overall.
Few could have imagined that the boy would be capable of breaking record after record in American football, becoming an icon also for his dedication to physical and mental preparation.
A characteristic that in the world of sport makes him similar to Cristiano Ronaldo, another great champion - this time in football - famous for the obsessive care of his physique.
However, his earnings are also similar to those of the Portuguese: let’s look at Tom Brady’s net worth in detail, taking a look at the salaries he received during his career and how much he earned from sponsors.
How Much Does Tom Brady Make: Salaries
When he arrived at the New England Patriots in 2000, Tom Brady had a salary of $866,000 plus bonuses.
After three years, however, he signed a much richer renewal, tearing up a contract of $29 million for several seasons. The extension signed in 2010 instead brought him $72 million in his pocket, but then there were others.
When he was released and signed with Tampa, he secured a total salary of 50 million dollars for two years of the contract, later restructured to 15 million.
However, at the time of his retirement, Brady earned a total of $332 million during his career in the NFL alone in salaries.
Tom Brady’s Net Worth
Now that he’s retired, Tom Brady has begun a lucrative career as a Fox Sports commentator: according to what is written online, the broadcaster has signed him for years at a salary of $37.5 million per year.
Brady will thus collect a total of $375 million from Fox, while in the past he launched the lifestyle brand TB12 and co-founded Autograph, an NFT company that raised $170 million in a Series B funding round announced in January 2022.
In 2020, he launched 199 Productions, in homage to his selection number in the 2000 NFL draft, a company designed to develop documentaries, films and TV shows.
As for sponsors, in 2017 Aston Martin instead guaranteed him a contract of 200,000 dollars, while in the past the quarterback has also lent his face to giants such as Nike, Intel, Visa and Cadillac.
Adding salaries, investments and sponsorship contracts, in the United States it has been calculated that Tom Brady’s net worth could amount to 300 million dollars, a figure that would make him one of the richest athletes ever.
Original article published on Money.it Italy. Original title: Stipendio e patrimonio di Tom Brady, l’ex stella della NFL
