Tom Brady will be playing into a contract year for the first time

More information continues to trickle out about Tom Brady‘s contract. The Patriots initially offered Brady another batch of incentives to start this process, Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston reports (video link). Considering that Brady did not capitalize on any of his 2018 incentives, it was understandable his camp balked at such a proposal. The 20th-year quarterback did not mind a year-to-year setup, and Curran adds the clause preventing the Pats from franchising him next year came about because Brady wanted autonomy for the first time. He has never played into a contract year; he will now. Through the void years tactic, the Patriots will be tagged with just north of $13 million in dead money if Brady were to leave after 2019, Curran adds (on Twitter). In structuring the deal this way, the Patriots gained $5.5 million in cap space and the opportunity to evaluate Brady’s age-42 season without making a true commitment beyond 2019. With news surrounding the highest-profile player in the history of the AFC East

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