Patriots and Brady agree to two year contract extension

[VonDoom]

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 6m6 minutes ago

Tom Brady and Patriots reached agreement on 2-year contract extension, tying him to NE through 2019, league sources told @diannaESPN and me.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m3 minutes ago

Tom Brady turns 39 in August, so his new, agreed-to, 2-year extension gives him chance to play in New England until he's 42 years old.

[VonDoom]

Bill Barnwell ‏@billbarnwell 24m24 minutes ago

Brady extension likely designed to clear out cap space as Pats try to lock up their young defensive core over next year.

Jason_OTC ‏@Jason_OTC 23m23 minutes ago Newark, NJ

The max cap savings for Brady should be around $6 million, which would assume nothing new this year. Last time he got an extra mil #Patriots

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 21m21 minutes ago

If/when Brady plays entirety of new deal, he’d become 4th player in NFL to play 20 or more seasons with same team (Slater, Green, Hanson).

[OrangeHoof]

Meanwhile, the portrait he keeps near his cell phone and deflated footballs keep aging...

[Joel]

Meanwhile, the portrait he keeps near his cell phone and deflated footballs keep aging...
Yeah, no: Presuming Brady plays next year, he either drops off the QB cliff then or the following year. Why not spread the pain even further by extending him till he's 50? He's as likely to be playing then as at 42. Favre was a cannon-armed ironman: He only lasted till 41, and SUCKED that whole final year. Brady's NEVER had that kind of arm any more than Manning, so the idea he can last even LONGER is laughable. But knock yourself out, NE*. :)