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[QUOTE="Orangeman, post: 5652154, member: 972"]
This was blatant cheating...they were paying him on the outside, with Real Estate and Supplements and lots of things.  Circumventing the Salary Cap for a decade.  This description of "Team Friendly" is not accurate, it was illegal.  The NFL would not let Josh Allen take such a deal if he wanted to...(really, the Players Association, but same thing)

Was Tom Brady the highest paid QB during his New England Tenure?

No, Tom Brady was never the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL during his 20-year tenure
with the [URL='https://www.facebook.com/groups/648414358634197/posts/2986562861485990/']New England Patriots[/URL],. He consistently took team-friendly, below-market contracts to provide salary cap flexibility, which helped build a stronger, more competitive roster.

Key details regarding Brady's contract history:
[B]"Hometown Discounts":[/B] Brady frequently structured his deals to allow the team to maximize its spending on other players, often ranking well outside the top 10 highest-paid QBs, particularly from 2014–18.
[B]Lower Cap Hits:[/B] Due to frequent contract restructures, his salary-cap charge was kept below
$15m
million for 13 consecutive seasons ending in 2017.
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[*][B]Rankings:[/B] Even with extensions, such as in 2019, he was often ranked around 6th or 7th in the league for annual pay. 
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