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Drew's Number Two!

This week, the McPaper released its list of the highest-earning NFL players in 2006, along with its updated NFL salary database. NFL salary information always runs a season behind, so we're just now finding out how each player fared; from the looks of it, Drew Brees had a great 2006 in just about every regard.

Unlike other sports, NFL bonuses are often lumped into one season's salary, so it's not uncommon to see a player earn an astronomical sum one season, then drop to a smaller sum the next. That may be the case for Brees who, in the first year of a 6-year, $60 million contract, earned an impressive $22 million. Of this, Brees' base salary accounted for only $1.9 million; his bonuses added up to $20.1 million. In 2006, Brees' salary was the second-highest in the NFL, trailing only New England's Richard Seymour, who earned $24.7 million. In an example of the odd structure of NFL salaries, Seymour will only receive $700,000 in 2007.

In 2006, Brees reigned among quarterbacks, typically the highest-paid position. His $22 million salary was $6 million higher than New England's Tom Brady, and $7 million higher than Cincinnati's Carson Palmer.

Update [2007-7-5 11:29:15 by Sunil]:The McPaper also has a very good article about Drew Brees, his shoulder and his role in the rebuilding efforts. It's nothing that you haven't read before, but it's well written.

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Drew Brees

Was up there only because of his signing bonus, which was 8M (highest for any QB in the league in 2006), bolstered by 12M in other bonuses (perhaps incentive-based). In terms of how much he actually cost the team in Salary Cap space in 2006, Brees ranked 15th. So he was cheaper than David Carr, for instance.

In terms of production I'd say the Saints received an enormous bargain for Brees.

by Skin Patrol on Jul 6, 2007 1:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's...

15th among quarterbacks. He wasn't even the most costly player on the Saints; Jay Bellamy cost over 2M more.

by Skin Patrol on Jul 6, 2007 1:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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