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After 544 days, Deflategate is finally over.  Patriots quarterback Tom Brady announced on the legal fight he's been  Michael Dickson Jersey pursuing ever since NFL commi sioner Roger Goodell hit hit him with a four-game suspension over Deflategate. Brady's legal surrender means that he's now officially going to mi s the first four games of the NFL season.  That's the bad news for Brady.  The good news for Brady is that, thanks to some smart planning, he's going to save some serious money during his suspension.  When the Patriots contract back in March, he , which wasn't that notable. The notable part is that Brady cut his 2016 base salary down from $9 million to $1 million.    You Brandon Shell Jersey  read that right: Brady's base salary in 2016 is only $1 million.  The salary reduction was smart because Brady will mi s out on four game checks during his suspension, and the savvy move means that Brady will only lose out on  Bryan Mone Jersey roughly $235,000 while he's out. If Brady hadn't restructured his deal, he would've mi sed out on $2.118 million in total pay for the four weeks he sat out.  That's a difference of , meaning that $1. Landon Cohen Jersey 88 million will go in Brady's bank account that wouldn't have been there if he hadn't restructured his deal.  By the way, you don't need to feel sorry for Brady and his $1 million base salary in 2016. The quarterback's new deal also included a $28 million signing bonus, which means Patriots owner Robert Kraft cut Brady a $28 million check shortly after the deal was signed in March. So for 2016, Brady will take  Jason Myers Jersey home $28 million in bonus money and only $765,000 in salary ($1 million base salary minus the $235,000 he loses to the suspension)   Brady also has a $1 million base salary in 2017, before the deal jumps to a $14 million base salary for both 2018 and 2019.