Tom Brady is a litigious pussy

[Bob Dole]

LOS ANGELES - New England Patriots (news) quarterback Tom Brady is suing General Motors Corp. for allegedly using his likeness in an ad after his contract with the automobile giant had expired.



Brady filed the $2 million lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. He also is seeking punitive damages.


Messages left for officials at GM and Cadillac, as well as with Brady's agent and his attorneys, were not returned Tuesday night.


According to the suit, Brady signed a contract with GM in July 2003, agreeing to autograph merchandise, make personal appearances on behalf of the company and do ads for a number of Cadillac dealerships in the Boston area.


That contract expired Jan. 1, 2004. Brady alleges that on Jan. 30, 2004, GM asked to use a print ad featuring his name and photograph in connection with that year's Super Bowl.


Brady denied the request twice, according to the suit, but GM twice placed the ad in The Boston Globe anyway. Brady says the ads also were distributed in Texas and elsewhere in Massachusetts after the contract expired.


The Patriots face the Philadelphia Eagles (news) in this year's Super Bowl on Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Source (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=551&u=/ap/20050126/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_brady_gm_1&printer=1)

[HC_Chief]

Nothing 'pussy' about it. The contract expired... either pony up a new contract (mo money, mo money, mo money), or pay the price for violating the original contract.

[redfan]

Go Tommy, go Tommy!! PBJ

[Brock]

He banged Tara Reid. I know, who hasn't, but still.

[HC_Chief]

He banged Tara Reid. I know, who hasn't, but still.

Haha, every time I hear/read her name I picture her dumb, wasted ass standing there with her tit hanging out of her dress. :D

[Bob Dole]

Nothing 'pussy' about it. The contract expired... either pony up a new contract (mo money, mo money, mo money), or pay the price for violating the original contract.

Nope. He's a pussy.

[Wile_E_Coyote]

Lawyer Malloy says, you can't feed your family with Super Bowl rings

[Amnorix]

Current lay - Bridget Moynihan.

He's got 2 Super Bowl rings, is the winnest QB in NFL History (minimum of 40+ starts), makes millions of dollars a year and could have any chick in all of New England with a wave of his hand.

If that's being a pussy, sign me up....


http://i.timeinc.net/instyle/read/images/st/st_01_160704.jpg

[Amnorix]

Nope. He's a pussy.

:spock:

Jealous much?

[ROYC75]

Lawyer Malloy says, you can't feed your family with Super Bowl rings

But Ty Law says to wait for 3 weeks and rethink his deciesion.

[Wile_E_Coyote]

What does Brady make, can't find any contract info on him. Did he get a nice signing bonus

[Brock]

:spock:

Jealous much?

Smug asshole much?

[Amnorix]

And, yet he still feels the need to squeeze an extra 2 mil out of GM for... uh, what harm exactly?

Really what it comes down to is being fair. You want to use his pretty boy face in your ad, you gotta pay him.

Or should he be able to walk onto any GM dealership and take a car for his personal use because they make alot of money and won't miss just one stinking car? :shrug:

[Amnorix]

Smug asshole much?

Yes. :LOL:

[jspchief]

Brady has had ongoing issues with GM and Cadillac. He had dig deal over which Caddy they gave him when he won the Superbowl. I guess he was a real asshole through the whole process, showing his prima donna side.

[go bo]

Current lay - Bridget Moynihan.

He's got 2 Super Bowl rings, is the winnest QB in NFL History (minimum of 40+ starts), makes millions of dollars a year and could have any chick in all of New England with a wave of his hand.

If that's being a pussy, sign me up....


http://i.timeinc.net/instyle/read/images/st/st_01_160704.jpguh, he waves his HAND??

[Wile_E_Coyote]

according to this for a two time SB MVP he doesn't get paid much http://www.nflpa.org/members/playerProfile.asp?ID=28950

[Scaga]

That might be true, but I don't know what "litigious" means....
:banghead:

[Amnorix]

What does Brady make, can't find any contract info on him. Did he get a nice signing bonus

You asked, so I reference the God of Patriots capology online -- Miguel:

In 2004 the Pats guaranteed his $5.5M salary in order to push out the cap hits, I guess. His latest contract was 5 years at $30M, plus incentives for pro bowls, Super Bowl wins, etc.


Miguel's summaries of his salary history is below:

Tom Brady - From CBS Sportsline's Signing status of AFC 2000 draft picks (http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,2376549_59,00.html). Signing bonus: $110,000. Base salaries: $193,000 (2000); $275,000 (2001); $358,000 (2002). Total: three years, $864,400. While CBS Sportsline lists Brady's signing bonus as $110,000, ESPN.Com's Len Pasquarelli (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs01/columns/pasquarelli_len/1320112.html) listed Brady's 2002 cap figure as $399,833, which would mean that his prorated signing bonus is $12,833 since it would be mean that his signing bonus was $38,400, which seems to be the more reasonable number for a 6th-round pick. I remembered recently in a Boston Globe article that Brady had earned about $70,000 in playing-time incentives this year.
May 9, 2002 update - AdamJT13 in a post to the Patriots NG wrote:"Brady's cap number is $432,873. He has a $375,000 base salary, a $12,833 prorated signing bonus, a $5,040 workout bonus and $40,000 in LTBE incentives (which formerly were NLTBE)."
August 29, 2002 update - From the Boston Globe - "Brady received $4 million of the bonus when he signed the contract, and that will be added to his $375,000 salary for the season. On the first day of the 2003 season, the Patriots have the right to exercise a $6 million option for the rest of the bonus. The contract runs through the 2006 season, and is structured similarly to Richard Seymour's. He signed a two-tiered bonus last year."
September 2, 2002 update - From the Boston Herald (http://www2.bostonherald.com/sport/football/pnots09022002.htm) - "As part of his five-year, $30.52 million deal, Brady will earn $250,000 for every AFC championship and an additional $250,000 for every Super Bowl win he is the quarterback for. He won't receive any bonus money for making his second Pro Bowl, but every Pro Bowl selection thereafter will earn him $500,000. An NFL MVP award is also good for $500,000, while an NFL Offensive MVP award will net him $250,000. Brady received a two-tiered signing bonus worth a total of $9.5 million ($3.5 million this year and $6 million next March). He will keep his $375,000 base salary this year before his salary jumps to $3.1 million in 2003, $5.5 million in 2004, $5.5 million in 2005 and $6 million in 2006.Brady's cap number is only $1.075 million this season. His cap charge jumps to $5.3 million in 2003, $7.7 million in 2004, $7.7 million in 2005 and $8.7 million in 2006. The high cap numbers later in the deal will likely force a restructuring in a few years."
September 4, 2003 update From ESPN.Com's Len Pasquarelli (http://msn.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1426991.html) - "The contract extension signed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady last week is worth more than $30 million in so-called "new money" and keeps his salary cap number more than palatable for this season before escalating dramatically in cap value in its later years. According to NFL Players Association documents obtained by ESPN.com, the third-year veteran received a signing bonus of $3.5 million but kept his 2002 base salary at $375,000, the amount negotiated in his initial rookie contract in 2000. His salary cap value for 2002 is just $1.091 million. But after this year the value of Brady's contract, and the cap charges, spiral upward. Brady is due a $6 million option payment next March (March, 2003) to trigger the remainder of the contract. The base salaries for the four-year extension portion of the deal then become $3.125 million (2003), $5.5 million (2004), $5.5 million (2005) and $6 million (2006). The final season also includes $500,000 in incentives. There are workout bonuses of $5,600 each for 2003 and '04 and $6,160 each for '05 and '06. The total "new money" is $30.148 million. ...The future salary cap charges: $5.33 million ('03); $7.705 million ('04); $7.706 million ('05); and $8.706 million ('06). The term "new money" refers to the total value of the contract, minus what Brady was due under his original deal. The per-year average for the extension is a whopping $7.537 million."
March 26, 2003 update It appears that Brady restructured his contract sometime during late March. The Ickster posted on the KFFL forum (http://www.kffl.com/communities/forums/Forum24/HTML/008421.html) that "the NFLPA website is now listing his (Brady) base salary at $450K, where it previously was listed at $3.125M. The $2.675M was probably guaranteed and treated as signing bonus, spread at $668.75K per season over the remaining 4 years of his deal. In short, the move clears $2,006,250 of room on the 2003 cap." I would like to thank the Ickster for pointing out Brady's restructure to the rest of the Patriots fan community.
March 27, 2003 update ESPN.Com's Len Pasquarelli reported that "the maneuver further increases Brady's already lofty cap values for the 2004-2006 seasons by about $670,000 each year. The new cap values for those years become roughly $8.374 million each for 2004-05 and $9.374 for 2006".
December 1, 2003 update Brady's 2003 cap number is $3,323,450 ($450,000 base salary, $2,868,750 signing bonus proration, $4,700 workout bonus) with an additional $500,000 in NLTBE incentives. Brady's 2004 cap number currently is $8,374,350 ($5.5 million base salary, $2,868,750 signing bonus proration and $5,600 workout bonus) with an additional $500,000 in NLTBE incentives. His cap numbers are $8,874,910 for 2005 and $9,374,910 for 2006.
September 10, 2004 update From the Boston Herald - "Sources confirmed last night that the Pats guaranteed Brady's $5.5 million base salary in 2004, a maneuver that saved the Pats around $3 million against this year's salary cap but pushed Brady's future cap numbers into Law's neighborhood." Brady's 2004 cap number is now $5,064,350.
October 17, 2004 update ESPN.Com 's Len Pasquarelli (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1879010) reported that "It is believed that Brady's cap charge for 2005 is now about $10.29 million and that his charge for the '06 season exceeds $14 million."

http://www.patscap.com/capfootnotes.html#brady

[Bearcat]

:spock:

Jealous much?


Why don't you just quit wasting your/our time and put that in your sig, mkay?

[Amnorix]

according to this for a two time SB MVP he doesn't get paid much http://www.nflpa.org/members/playerProfile.asp?ID=28950
Nah, that's just accounting gimmicks. He signed a 5 year deal a couple years back. Here's the importnat part I lifted out of my post:

"The per-year average for the extension is a whopping $7.537 million."

[Amnorix]

Why don't you just quit wasting your/our time and put that in your sig, mkay?

When people post random insults of the Patriots or their players, for no reason whatsoever, I'm going to respond. That's life. Get used to it.

Don't say stupid things and you will get no snappy comebacks.

[go bo]

When people post random insults of the Patriots or their players, for no reason whatsoever, I'm going to respond. That's life. Get used to it.

Don't say stupid things and you will get no snappy comebacks.aw c'mon...

we really like snappy comebacks...

[Amnorix]

aw c'mon...

we really like snappy comebacks...

Actually, I think we all hang out here because we like snappy comebacks. :) :p

[Wile_E_Coyote]

Brady is a steal when you figure the signing bonus of other QBs in the league

[jspchief]

When people post random insults of the Patriots or their players, for no reason whatsoever, I'm going to respond. That's life. Get used to it.

Don't say stupid things and you will get no snappy comebacks.

That door swings both ways. Don't come to a Chiefs site to stroke your Pats boner, and you won't have to see people take shots at your team.

[Amnorix]

It's not snappy.

Now, in addition, it's overused. Hence his suggestion to just stick it in your sig.

:shrug: I didn't say it was a new comeback. And snappiness is in the eye of the beholder, or something like that... :)

[Bob Dole]

:spock:

Jealous much?

Not really.

FWIW, you're a pussy, too.

[Amnorix]

That door swings both ways. Don't come to a Chiefs site to stroke your Pats boner, and you won't have to see people take shots at your team.

Take all the shots you want. Just don't expect me to ignore them if I think they're stupid. To chant that Brady is a pussy, when the man just went out there and played in the AFCC game after having a fever of 103 degrees the night before, is absurd.

I might as well start running around saying Priest Holmes sucks. It's just stupid.

[Amnorix]

Not really.

FWIW, you're a pussy, too.

Yes, but not as big a pussy as Tom Brady. I *WISH* I was getting as much pussy, errrr, I mean, was as big a pussy as that guy...


:p

[cadmonkey]

And, yet he still feels the need to squeeze an extra 2 mil out of GM for... uh, what harm exactly?


and GM is real strapped for cash right now that they can't pay him right?

[Bob Dole]

Yes, but not as big a pussy as Tom Brady. I *WISH* I was getting as much pussy, errrr, I mean, was as big a pussy as that guy...


:p


True.

You're basically King Pussy's court jester pussy.

[jspchief]

Yes, but not as big a pussy as Tom Brady. I *WISH* I was getting as much pussy, errrr, I mean, was as big a pussy as that guy...


:p

Good Grief. The way you talk about him, it sounds like you wish he a was getting your pussy. Go take a cold shower for chrissakes.

[Calcountry]

Nothing 'pussy' about it. The contract expired... either pony up a new contract (mo money, mo money, mo money), or pay the price for violating the original contract. I agree. There is nothing like a big company screwing you just because they can.

[Bearcat]

When people post random insults of the Patriots or their players, for no reason whatsoever, I'm going to respond. That's life. Get used to it.

Don't say stupid things and you will get no snappy comebacks.


Eh.... just figured the time putting it in your sig, maybe with a couple of rings/trophies, would be worth it.... vs the time spent responding to every anti-Patriots post. It might not deter the anti-Patriots post, but it would kind of beat them to the punch.

Just trying for a more efficient ChiefsPlanet.

[plbrdude]

Take all the shots you want. Just don't expect me to ignore them if I think they're stupid. To chant that Brady is a pussy, when the man just went out there and played in the AFCC game after having a fever of 103 degrees the night before, is absurd.

I might as well start running around saying Priest Holmes sucks. It's just stupid.

I don't really care what he makes or what he does with GM.what i really want to see is the Chiefs in SB40.

[Calcountry]

That door swings both ways. Don't come to a Chiefs site to stroke your Pats boner, and you won't have to see people take shots at your team.

Although I agree with Brady on the issue of the lawsuit, a salient point has been made vis a vis Amno.

[go bo]

But, that was the point of Bearcat's response. A point which you apparently missed.



Indeed. I'm sure there are second graders nationwide that might've let out a "oooohhh" on the playground when hearing that one.i dunno...

kids these days are pretty sophisticated...

[Bob Dole]

General Motors <b>made</b> Tom Brady a household name, and then the pussy repays the favor like this.

If you believe those hot women would be banging Tom Brady if he weren't the star of GM print advertisements, you're a delusional pussy.

[Calcountry]

True.

You're basically King Pussy's court jester pussy.

ROFL :clap: Stop it man, you're killing me. I can't fuggin breathe.

[go bo]

It has been a few years since I've been in second grade. Admittedly, I could be out of touch.hey, if you're young of heart, it doesn't matter how old you are...

(or so i keep trying to tell myself...)

.

[Hoover]

GM will just raise the price of all their cars, it will not cost them anything, it will cost all of the hard working folk who buy GM product more.

Tom Brady is sticking it to the middle Class!

Spinin like a democrat

[Calcountry]

It has been a few years since I've been in second grade. Admittedly, I could be out of touch.

Thats the first sign that you are gettin old man.

You start using phrases like, "It has been a few years since...", or "back in the day.."

:p

[Calcountry]

GM will just raise the price of all their cars, it will not cost them anything, it will cost all of the hard working folk who buy GM product more.

Tom Brady is sticking it to the middle Class!

Spinin like a democrat

Fug that, I bought a Honda.

[Bob Dole]

Fug that, I bought a Honda.

Nice. Support those sneak-attack pussies by purchasing their shitty little rice burners.

[Calcountry]

Nice. Support those sneak-attack pussies by purchasing their shitty little rice burners.

Psst:Poke:the war is over.

[Bob Dole]

Psst:Poke:the war is over.


Stop being such a big pussy and learn to hold a grudge.

[Calcountry]

Stop being such a big pussy and learn to hold a grudge.

I did, the grudge is against American automakers and the chitty union workers who turn out chit and expect to pass it off to me as a car.

[Bearcat]

i dunno...

kids these days are pretty sophisticated...


Yeah, today all the cool kids say "Ooooohhhhh, snap!"



...in reference to the snappiness, I assume.

[Bearcat]

General Motors made Tom Brady a household name, and then the pussy repays the favor like this.

If you believe those hot women would be banging Tom Brady if he weren't the star of GM print advertisements, you're a delusional pussy.


I've never actually seen one of these ads, but I'm pretty sure I'd be hot and bothered if I saw him stretched out on the hood of a Chevy Avalanche.

[Garcia Bronco]

Brady has had ongoing issues with GM and Cadillac. He had dig deal over which Caddy they gave him when he won the Superbowl. I guess he was a real asshole through the whole process, showing his prima donna side.

I believe the issue was that they didn't give him the car the said they would for winning the MVP. He want ed to auction it off for charity.

[Garcia Bronco]

He still has to protect his image....if he didn't...anybody could lay claim to it.

[Pitt Gorilla]

It's not snappy.

Now, in addition, it's overused. Hence his suggestion to just stick it in your sig.Damn, Delt. I don't know whether I should be offended or laugh at your sig.

[Bob Dole]

He still has to protect his image....if he didn't...anybody could lay claim to it.

Wow. A Bronco fan defending a litigious pussy.

Who would have ever thunk it?

[Bob Dole]

He changed his mind about what he wanted. The car he picked when he changed his mind was a limited edition they were all out of by that point. I believe they were gonna make a special one for him... but, it was (obviously) taking a long time... then he bitched about it in an interview.


Jesus Christ. Endelt is a ****ing closet Tom Brady groupie.

Why the hell would he bother to retain that information, otherwise?

[Bob Dole]

Because it's not at all useful.

Tell me something important, I'll forget it within 30 seconds. Feed me shit that I'll never need, I'll retain it forever.

Especially if it's about Tom Brady...

Pussy.

[Bearcat]

I fear you may have shared too much.


And you're the one that gets called a groupie ROFL

[Garcia Bronco]

Wow. A Bronco fan defending a litigious pussy.

Who would have ever thunk it?


We'll dude...it's his trademark...if he doesn't defend it...then anybody can use it.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Nothing 'pussy' about it. The contract expired... either pony up a new contract (mo money, mo money, mo money), or pay the price for violating the original contract.
:thumb:

I'd sue those ****ers so hard it'd put 'em out of business. That's what contracts are for.

[Bob Dole]

No shit. What the f*ck?

Hey Pussybadguy, where's the Tom Brady groupie tag for the homo that said he'd get hot and bothered about the sight of Brady sprawled out on a Caddy hood, huh?

Bob Dole thought he had all the girlymen on ignore and didn't see the comment.

[Bob Dole]

We'll dude...it's his trademark...if he doesn't defend it...then anybody can use it.

Well dude...you eveidently missed Bob Dole's earlier comment.

GM <b>made</b> Tom Brady a household name. If anything, Tom Brady owes GM $2mill for all the pussy he got because of the ads.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Well dude...you eveidently missed Bob Dole's earlier comment.

GM <b>made</b> Tom Brady a household name. If anything, Tom Brady owes GM $2mill for all the pussy he got because of the ads.
ROFL


Yea...the two Super-Bowl wins had nothing to do with it.... beer me thinks Bob Dole is full of shit today....but funny as usual...

[Calcountry]

Damn, Delt. I don't know whether I should be offended or laugh at your sig.Frankly, I am offended by Delt's signiture, but I know that the mods don't give a damn about anything here so I don't bother to bring it up.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Frankly, I am offended by Delt's signiture, but I know that the mods don't give a damn about anything here so I don't bother to bring it up.Well, that and people generally don't like the easily offended, PC types...

[Bob Dole]

You all can try to delude yourselves all you want, but the automobile drove the creation of the interstate highway system, which allowed Americans the freedom to travel, which gave birth to the creation of the motel, which contributed significantly to the baby boom, which transformed us from an industrial nation to a commerce driven society, which allows entities like the NFL to generate enormous advertising revenues, which allow NFL teams to pay exhorbitant salaries to their players.

To deny that the automobile (and GM specifically in Tom Brady's case) MADE these guys, is equivalent to denying that gravity exists.

[Bearcat]

Bob Dole thought he had all the girlymen on ignore and didn't see the comment.

Guess we can't all be Texarkanan tough :shrug:

[Bearcat]

Frankly, I am offended by Delt's signiture, but I know that the mods don't give a damn about anything here so I don't bother to bring it up.


I really think it should include something about a minority, because it's not offending enough people.


:p

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Frankly, I am offended by Delt's signiture, but I know that the mods don't give a damn about anything here so I don't bother to bring it up.
Wow.....you're right..................... that is a bit............... surprising 'Delt.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Frankly, I am offended by Delt's signiture, but I know that the mods don't give a damn about anything here so I don't bother to bring it up.
It's particularly surprising too coming from a guy who posed for this....

[the Talking Can]

To deny that the automobile (and GM specifically in Tom Brady's case) MADE these guys, is equivalent to denying that gravity exists.

I stopped taking acid along time ago. I don't regret it.

[Calcountry]

Because it's not at all useful.

Tell me something important, I'll forget it within 30 seconds. Feed me shit that I'll never need, I'll retain it forever.

O.K., put your mouth over the toilette and I'll feed you shit.

Pulease, remember to retain it. MKay?

[Calcountry]

Well, that and people generally don't like the easily offended, PC types...

Well, I like it when the mods don't give me crap about what I post, so I can live and let live. ;)

[Calcountry]

You all can try to delude yourselves all you want, but the automobile drove the creation of the interstate highway system, which allowed Americans the freedom to travel, which gave birth to the creation of the motel, which contributed significantly to the baby boom, which transformed us from an industrial nation to a commerce driven society, which allows entities like the NFL to generate enormous advertising revenues, which allow NFL teams to pay exhorbitant salaries to their players.

To deny that the automobile (and GM specifically in Tom Brady's case) MADE these guys, is equivalent to denying that gravity exists.

You forgot to mention the extra time that the prosperity gave us, which led to Al Gore inventing the internet, which led to the creation of the Star BB, which led to the Creation of the Planet, which led to a place of sorry ass sacks of s hit like me, with way too fuggin much time on their hands to come and post worthless crap like the above!!!111!111

[Calcountry]

The mods are all a bunch of punks anyway.Isn't freedom great?

[KCWolfman]

What is punitive about a single ad a few days after a contract expired?

What a dickhole!

[Taco John]

Brady denied the request twice, according to the suit, but GM twice placed the ad in The Boston Globe anyway. Brady says the ads also were distributed in Texas and elsewhere in Massachusetts after the contract expired.



What part of "no" do these suits not understand? Damned thieves.

[Bob Dole]

What part of "no" do these suits not understand? Damned thieves.


True.

It's almost as confusing as that whole "leading with the crown of your helmet" stuff...

[Calcountry]

You sound like some sort of date rape crusader.NO, he is a date rape victim.

[Calcountry]

NO, he is a date rape victim.Oh BTW, happy B day Taco, may you live long and prosper.

:spock:

[Bob Dole]

You forgot to mention the extra time that the prosperity gave us, which led to Al Gore inventing the internet, which led to the creation of the Star BB, which led to the Creation of the Planet, which led to a place of sorry ass sacks of s hit like me, with way too fuggin much time on their hands to come and post worthless crap like the above!!!111!111

Okay, stop it. You're just being silly now.

[Ultra Peanut]

He banged Tara Reid. I know, who hasn't, but still.ROFL