Tom Brady will build on his legacy – and his fortune – as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl.
Brady raised a $ 500,000 cash incentive when the Bucs beat the Green Bay Packers 31-26 Sunday to win the NFC Championship Game, a source told ESPN. The star quarterback will earn another $ 500,000 if the Bucs wins Super Bowl LV, according to the source.
Brady has already raised $ 1.25 million in incentives during Tampa Bay’s post-season run – $ 500,000 for the playoffs, $ 250,000 for the Bucs’ game card win in Washington, and another $ 500,000 for last Sunday’s division for the playoff game against the New Orleans Saints, according to the source.
With Sunday’s victory in Green Bay, the 43-year-old Brady reaches the Super Bowl for the tenth time in his in-depth career. He joins Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning and Craig Morton as the only fullback to lead two separate franchises to a Super Bowl.
Brady, who has won six Super Bowls and played with the New England Patriots in nine total, has scored 4,633 yards and 40 touchdowns this season – his first with the Buccaneers. The three-time league MVP led the Bucs to their first Super Bowl berth since their 2002 championship season.
“It was nice to just be here, and I also had a great time in New England,” Brady said Friday. “I had 21 years of goodness. I am a very blessed and happy man. The fact that I still play football is a blessing to me.”