A new deal for Tom Brady could be on the horizon

Belichick congratulates Tom Brady on the sideline after the two-point conversion and TD makes it 28-20 during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LI. Jim Davis / Globe staff.

By The Boston Globe

February 16, 2017

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A few more Patriots notes following the Super Bowl:

■ The buzz is that the Patriots want to rip up Tom Brady’s contract and sign him to a new three-year deal. The Patriots just redid his deal last March to adjust it for Deflategate, giving Brady a $28 million signing bonus on a four-year deal and lowering his 2016 and 2017 base salaries to just $1 million to minimize the damage done by a four-game suspension.

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