Tom Brady would continue to build his legacy – and wealth – if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl.
Brady received a $ 500,000 contract incentive when the Bucs defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-26 Sunday to win the NFC Championship, a source told ESPN. The star defender will win another $ 500,000 if Bucs wins the Super Bowl LV, according to the source.
Brady has already raised $ 1.25 million in incentives during the Tampa Bay postseason – $ 500,000 to reach the playoffs, $ 250,000 for Bucs’ wild card victory in Washington and another $ 500,000 for winning the division last Sunday against the New Orleans Saints according to the source.
With Sunday’s victory in Green Bay, 43-year-old Brady reached the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his historic career. He joins Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning and Craig Morton as the only defenders to lead two separate franchises in a Super Bowl.
Brady, who has won six Super Bowls and played a total of nine with the New England Patriots, has gone 4,633 yards and 40 touchdowns this season – his first with the Buccaneers. The three-time MVP in the league led the Bucs to their first Super Bowl expense of the 2002 championship season.
“It was just fun to be here and I felt really good in New England,” Brady said Friday. “I was 21 years old. I’m a very blessed and lucky guy. The fact that I still play football, for me, is a blessing.”