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After losing the 2012 AFC Championship Game to the Ravens, Kraft told Brady on a shared flight to California that if he wanted get paid what he's worth in a year or two, it probably wasn't going to be tenable for the team. The Patriots did not want to pay 18 percent of their cap to a quarterback (they were at the time), even one as great as Brady. Kraft told Brady that he was basically going to have to play at half price, which he will be starting this year through the end of the contract in '17, to help the team give him the supporting cast to win championships and enhance his legacy. Brady thought about it, and agreed. The extension was announced in late Feb. 2013. Also keep in mind that, Brady has never had the most guaranteed money in his contracts, also to help the team out."

http://mmqb.si.com/2015/05/24/memori...deflategate/2/