Football is back, and it's the first season in decades without star NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who retired earlier this year after 23 years on the field. While there was speculation that Brady might fill in for Aaron Rodgers after he tore his Achilles tendon during his first game with the New York Jets, Brady quickly put those rumors to rest.
Brady might have retired his jersey for good, but the seven-time Super Bowl champion is plenty busy off the field. Brady has a net worth of $300 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, thanks to his decades-long career as a star quarterback in the NFL, and a series of lucrative businesses and investments in sports teams.Here's how Brady made his millions.
Brady, who is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time, is estimated to have earned about $450 million over his 23-year career, according to Forbes.In 2022, the 45-year-old football player topped Forbes' list of the highest-paid NFL players, earning $30 million on the field, and $45 million off of it from endorsement deals and business ventures.
Brady played 20 seasons as the quarterback for the New England Patriots and took the team to the Super Bowl nine times, winning six of them.Brady is estimated to have earned $235 million in salary and bonuses from his years with the Patriots, for a total of $350 million during his years in New England, according to Forbes.
In 2020, the then-43-year-old quarterback left the Patriots and joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a two-year contract worth $50 million, and an additional $15 million in 2022.
Brady has been the pitchman in lucrative endorsement deals for companies such as Subway, Under Armour, and Hertz, who extended their contract with him through 2024.
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