Tom Brady Remaining On His Contract

Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.

He has played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them. He has also won two Super Bowl "MVP" awards and has been selected to five Pro Bowls and holds the "NFL" record for most touchdown passes in a single regular season. Brady has the sixth-highest career passer rating of all time among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 career passing attempts. He was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005. He also helped set the record for the longest consecutive win streak in "NFL" history with 21 straight wins over two seasons.

If a deal cannot be struck, it will be primarily because of how complex the contract is and how difficult it is to complete it without knowing the specifics of the NFL's next collective bargaining agreement.But one person familiar with the talks said there is ongoing dialogue that he described as positive and, while no deal is imminent, one now is within reach. Brady has one year remaining on his contract.



Brady reported to the Patriots' training camp along with the rookies on Sunday. Veterans are not due to camp until Wednesday.When Brady and the Patriots resolve any differences and the question now is when Brady's contract expires after the 2010 season, and, given the league's labor uncertainty, it's not surprising he has yet to reach an extension with the Patriots.

The NFL's unfinalized collective bargaining agreement has thwarted a number of potential contracts around the league, and Brady is no exception, his legacy in New England be damned.it is expected to be the type of notable deal for which the league has been preparing for. Who knows how much of a distraction this will be for the 2010 Patriots? Heck, maybe they're working on a deal this very moment that will fatten Brady's wallet by the start of camp. Or maybe it will continue to linger, and linger, and linger.

But that doesn’t mean the situation will just go away. It's not much of a reach to say this is the most anticipated contract extension in the 50-year history of the Patriots' franchise. That type of magnitude just doesn’t get ignored.