You just don't see that everyday.
Don’t take this as a knock on Brady..it was a fine move he made..but I’d wager you that he got something out of it also...What you ask..how about guarantees? I’m not sure what % of Brady’s contract was GUARANTEED, but let’s say here’s how it might work. Assume for the sake of example that he has two years left on his contract, at $6 mill each..only this coming season is guaranteed. He restructures it to pay him $3 mill over 4 years, plus interest to represent the time value of money over the extra two years, AND, the entire contract is guaranteed.
Typical Brady. He has done this before even last year with Branch to keep him on the team. One of the reasons why he was so pissed off when they let Deon go.