Sunday night Tom Brady It not only enriched his legacy, but also his pockets.
The veteran quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won a pair of bonuses during the victory of the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl LV.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players received a $ 130,000 bonus for winning Super Bowl LV. AP Photo
Brady reached the Buccaneers in the offseason after leaving the New England Patriots and signed a two-year, $ 50 million guaranteed contract, or $ 25 million per year.
Brady finished the season completing 401 passes for 4,633 yards with 40 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, driving the Buccaneers to an 11-5 record and a berth to the playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the National Conference.
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By securing his place in the postseason, Brady earned an incentive on his $ 500,000 contract, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The triumph over Washington in the Wild Card Round represented a $ 250,000 bond for Brady, who later received two incentives for $ 500,000 for wins over the New Orleans Saints in the Ronda Divisional and Green Bay Packers at the Game for the National Conference Championship .
The Super Bowl represented another juicy bonus for Brady for $ 500,000, raising his postseason earnings to $ 2.25 million, which along with his 2020 salary brings his income to 27.25 million.
Tom Brady signed a two-year, $ 50 million guaranteed deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Getty Images
The players of the Buccaneers won $ 125,000 for their three wins: $ 33,000 for the Wild Card Round, $ 33,000 per Ronda Divisional and $ 59,000 for the End of ConferenceThey also took home $ 130,000 for the victory over the Chiefs, adding $ 255,000 for their postseason trip.
For its part, the Kansas City squad received $ 122,000 for the American Conference playoffs: $ 30,000 for the Wild Card Round (who did not play by finishing as the No. 1 seed in the AFC), 33,000 for the Ronda Divisional and 59,000 for the End of Conference . After his defeat in the Super Bowl, the bonus for the team was $ 65,000, bringing their postseason total to $ 187,000.
