Patriots Extend Tom Brady through 2017

According to Sports Illustrated's Peter King, the New England Patriots and Tom Brady have agreed to a new, three year contract extension keeping him in Foxboro through the 2017 season. Brady's new deal will pay him $27 million over the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons.

According to the report, Brady will receive a $3 million signing bonus then salaries of $7 million in 2015, $8 million in 2016 and $9 million in 2017. The deal will also rework some of Brady's money over the next two seasons, saving the Patriots about $15 million in salary cap space.

This is the second time that Brady has taken a less than market value deal to ensure the Patriots have cap space to build the team around him. As SB Nation's Pats Pulpit writes, "In 2005 Brady signed a six-year $60 million contract extension, well below what he could have made on the open market."

Assuming Brady completes the full extension, he will be 40 years old when the deal ends.

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[Hat tip to phinfansc1980]